| 单词 | standby |
| 释义 | standby /stændbaɪ/ noun [countable] (plural standbys) a thing or person that can always be used if needed, for example if sth/sb else is not available or if there is an emergency 后备人员；备用品◆i have a laptop as a standby in case my computer crashes. 万一我的计算机崩溃了，我另外还有一台膝上型电脑备用。 ●on standby1.ready to do sth immediately if needed or asked 待命◆we are on standby to increase production if demand increases. 如果需求增长我们随时准备增加产量。2.ready to travel if a ticket becomes available 一旦有票随时准备出发 ➡ idiom at fly standby /stændbaɪ/ adjective1.ready to be used if needed 待机的；备用的◆leave the pc in standby mode. 让个人电脑处于待机模式。 (economics 经济学) used to describe an arrangement by which a country can borrow extra money from the international monetary fund in an emergency 备用协定的（紧急情况下一国可从国际货币基金组织拆借额外资金的协议）◆a $16 billion standby agreement with the imf 与国际货币基金组织签订的 160 亿元的备用信贷协定3.a standby ticket for a flight, the theatre, etc. cannot be bought in advance and is only available a very short time before the plane leaves or the performance starts （在飞机起飞或剧院演出之前出售的）剩余票的◆a standby ticket to new york 飞往纽约的余票 ➡ stand by at stand verb☞ standby☞ standbystandby/ˈstændbaɪ ||; ˈstændˌbaɪ/noun1. [c] (plural standbys) a thing or person that can be used if needed, for example if sb/sth is not available or in an emergency 备用的事物；后备人员: ◇we always keep candles as a standby in case there is a power cut. 我们总是留着蜡烛备用，以防停电。 2. [u] the state of being ready to do sth immediately if needed or if a ticket becomes available 准备就绪；随时候命: ◇ambulances were on standby along the route of the marathon. 马拉松赛跑时，沿途都有待命的救护车。◇we were put on standby for the flight to rome. 我们在等待候补机位飞往罗马。 standby adj (only before a noun 只用于名词前) a standby ticket/passenger 候补机票；候补旅客standby• ⇨ be on standby stand·by /`stændˏbaɪ; ˈstændbaɪ/n 1. [c] something that is ready to be used if needed 备用品:◇a standby generator 备用发电机 2. on standby a) ready to be used if needed 随时待命:◇the police have been kept on standby in case of trouble. 警察随时待命，以防出乱子。 b) if you are on standby for a plane ticket, you will be allowed to travel if there are any seats that are not being used ［飞机乘客］等待剩余机票，候补 |
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