standby
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A standby is something or someone that is always ready to be used if they are needed. 備用物; 后備人員
Canned varieties of beans and peas are a good standby. 各種豆類罐裝食品是很好的備用食品。
2. PHRASE If someone or something is on standby, they are ready to be used if they are needed. 處于待命狀態(tài)
Five ambulances are on standby at the port. 五輛救護(hù)車在那個(gè)港口待命。
3. ADJ A standby ticket for something such as the theatre or a plane trip is a cheap ticket that you buy just before the performance starts or the plane takes off, if there are still some seats left. (飛機(jī)起飛前、劇院演出開(kāi)始前出售的) 剩余廉價(jià)的 (票)[ADJ n]
He bought a standby ticket to New York at 5:30 a.m. the following morning and flew to JFK airport six hours later. 他買了張第2天凌晨5:30飛往紐約的剩余廉價(jià)機(jī)票，6個(gè)小時(shí)后飛往肯尼迪機(jī)場(chǎng)。
4. ADV Standby is also an adverb. 憑剩余廉價(jià)票地[ADV after v]
Magda was going to fly standby. 瑪格達(dá)將憑剩余廉價(jià)機(jī)票乘飛機(jī)旅行。
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standby /?st?ndba?/ (also stand-by) (standbys)
劍橋詞典
standby noun [C] (READY)
something that is always ready for use, especially if a regular one fails
（尤指為應(yīng)對(duì)出現(xiàn)問(wèn)題或故障時(shí)的）備用設(shè)備，備用品，替代物
Board games are a good standby to keep the children amused if the weather is bad . 天氣不好時(shí)，棋類游戲是個(gè)不錯(cuò)的哄孩子們開(kāi)心的備用選擇。
There are standby generators but these usually only have to work for a few hours a year during power cuts . 有備用發(fā)電機(jī)，不過(guò)通常一年只在斷電時(shí)使用幾個(gè)小時(shí)。
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When a person or a thing is on standby, they are ready to be used if necessary .
待命；備用；隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備
Hospitals are on standby ready to deal with casualties from the crash . 醫(yī)院隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備著接納撞車事故的傷者。
standby noun [C] (TICKET)
(also standby ticket)a cheap ticket sold just before a flight or a performance if there is a seat available
（航班起飛前或演出開(kāi)始前廉價(jià)出售的）余票 返回 standby