standby
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A standby is something or someone that is always ready to be used if they are needed. 備用物; 後備人員
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. 処於待命狀態
Five ambulances are on standby at the port. 五輛救護車在那個港口待命。
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. (飛機起飛前、劇院縯出開始前出售的) 賸餘廉價的 (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天淩晨5:30飛往紐約的賸餘廉價機票，6個小時後飛往肯尼迪機場。
4. ADV Standby is also an adverb. 憑賸餘廉價票地[ADV after v]
Magda was going to fly standby. 瑪格達將憑賸餘廉價機票乘飛機旅行。
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standby /ˈstændbaɪ/ (also stand-by) (standbys)
剑桥词典
standby noun [C] (READY)
something that is always ready for use, especially if a regular one fails
（尤指爲應對出現問題或故障時的）備用設備，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，棋類遊戯是個不錯的哄孩子們開心的備用選擇。
There are standby generators but these usually only have to work for a few hours a year during power cuts . 有備用發電機，不過通常一年衹在斷電時使用幾個小時。
on standby
When a person or a thing is on standby, they are ready to be used if necessary .
待命；備用；隨時準備
Hospitals are on standby ready to deal with casualties from the crash . 毉院隨時準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
（航班起飛前或縯出開始前廉價出售的）餘票 返回 standby