banned indefinitely, stand to do sth. A.I. Made These Movies Sharper. Critics Say It Ruined Them. But some viewers strongly dislike the results.

A.I. Made These Movies Sharper. Critics Say It Ruined Them.

Machine-learning technologies are being used in film restoration for new home video releases. But some viewers strongly dislike the results.

Chinese students have contributed billions of dollars to the US and Australian economies — money that those countries now stand to lose as they impose travel restrictions on Chinese citizens, hoping to limit their exposure to the deadly coronavirus.

武漢封城時，有人說它將"蒸發".....現在整個湖北5800萬人都封了......
Under the new rules, all businesses will close and the province's 58 million people will not be able to leave their residential community or village.

Sixty-million people have been told to stay at home in Hubei province and the use of private cars has been banned indefinitely.

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China restricts movement to fight coronavirus

 stand to do sth

 

to be in a situation in which it is possible or likely that something will happen to you:

stand to gain/lose/win Our firm stands to lose a lot of money if the deal doesn't go through.

indefinite

adjective

UK 

 /ɪnˈdef.ɪ.nət/ US 

 /ɪnˈdef.ən.ət/

not exact, not clear, or without clear limits:

The project has been postponed for an indefinite period.

an indefinite number of people

It was a wonderful opportunity, but it meant leaving family and friends for an indefinite period, perhaps forever.