Question

There was nothing but stand they could see 翻译

Answer 1

stand在这里不是动词,而是一个名词,常见的意思有“看台,（售）货架如newsstand报摊”,没有上下文指明,姑且按照较大可能性理解为“看台”.there was nothing (that) they could see.他们什么都看不见.but在这里是“除了”的意思,加在一起,全句就出来了：

“除了看台,他们什么都看不见.”