standby 详细解释

standby

['stændbai]

n.备用, 待命者
adj.备用的, 应急的

词形变化

名词复数: standbys |

英英释义

名词 standby:

something that can be relied on when needed

an actor able to replace a regular performer when required

同义词:understudy

形容词 standby:

ready for emergency use

补充

standbystandby英:[ˈstændbai] 美:[ˈstændˌbaɪ]n.1.备用的人或物

例句

1. Eggs are a great standby.鸡蛋是很好的常备食品。 2. buses were placed on standby for the journey to London.公共汽车随时准备出发去伦敦。 3. a generator was kept as a standby in case of power failure.为防供电中断把一台发电机用作应急设备。 4. [as modifier]a standby rescue vessel.一艘应急救生船。 5. a standby credit facility.一项应急信用措施。 6. passengers were obliged to go on standby.乘客被迫随时准备出发。 7. More police officers were sent as standbys.更多警察被派了出去,以作后援。 8. We bought an electric generator as a standby.我们买了一台发电机备用。 9. The police officers were put on standby.警方进入随时待命的状态。 10. "We're on standby for the next flight to Washington, D.C."我们候补待位,期待可以坐上下一班飞往华盛顿的班机。 11. standby tickets/passengers飞机起飞前的剩余机票;候补登机的乘客