standby

noun

/ˈstændbaɪ/

(plural standbys)

Idioms

a person or thing that can always be used if needed, for example if somebody/something else is not available or if there is an emergency后备人员；备用物品
- I always keep a pizza in the freezer as a standby.我总会在冰箱里放一个比萨饼以备不时之需。
- a standby electricity generator备用发电机
- Wilson has been called into the squad as a standby.威尔逊已被召入该队作为候补队员。
- A dark suit is a useful standby for any formal occasion.深色西装是任何正式场合的有用备用服装。

Idioms

on standby

ready to do something immediately if needed or asked随时可以投入行动；处于待命状态；招之即来
- The emergency services were put on standby after a bomb warning.接到炸弹警报后，各应急服务机构进入待命状态。
- As the level of the water rose, villages were put on evacuation standby.随着水位上升，村庄处于疏散待命状态。
- The troops are on 24-hour standby (= ready to move at any time of the day or night).部队待命24小时（接到命令后24小时内可行动）。
ready to travel or go somewhere if a ticket or something that is needed suddenly becomes available候补座位（如临时有票或具备其他必要条件便可立即出发的）
- He was put on standby for the flight to New York.这班飞往纽约的班机，他候补待位。

standby

adjective

/ˈstændbaɪ/

[only before noun]

a standby ticket for a flight, concert, etc. cannot be bought in advance and is only available a very short time before the plane leaves or the performance starts（机票、音乐会门票等）最后时刻出售的Topics Transport by airc2
Collocations Dictionary
Standby is used with these nouns:
mode

词汇	standby
释义	standby noun /ˈstændbaɪ/ /ˈstændbaɪ/ (plural standbys) Idioms a person or thing that can always be used if needed, for example if somebody/something else is not available or if there is an emergency后备人员；备用物品 I always keep a pizza in the freezer as a standby.我总会在冰箱里放一个比萨饼以备不时之需。 a standby electricity generator备用发电机 Wilson has been called into the squad as a standby.威尔逊已被召入该队作为候补队员。 A dark suit is a useful standby for any formal occasion.深色西装是任何正式场合的有用备用服装。 Idioms on standby ready to do something immediately if needed or asked随时可以投入行动；处于待命状态；招之即来 The emergency services were put on standby after a bomb warning.接到炸弹警报后，各应急服务机构进入待命状态。 As the level of the water rose, villages were put on evacuation standby.随着水位上升，村庄处于疏散待命状态。 The troops are on 24-hour standby (= ready to move at any time of the day or night).部队待命24小时（接到命令后24小时内可行动）。 ready to travel or go somewhere if a ticket or something that is needed suddenly becomes available候补座位（如临时有票或具备其他必要条件便可立即出发的） He was put on standby for the flight to New York.这班飞往纽约的班机，他候补待位。 standby adjective /ˈstændbaɪ/ /ˈstændbaɪ/ [only before noun] a standby ticket for a flight, concert, etc. cannot be bought in advance and is only available a very short time before the plane leaves or the performance starts（机票、音乐会门票等）最后时刻出售的Topics Transport by airc2 Collocations DictionaryStandby is used with these nouns: mode
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