1 PHRASAL VERB 做好准备;准备行动 If you are standing by, you are ready and waiting to provide help or to take action. 做好准备;准备行动 [Also VERB PREPOSITION]
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British and American warships are standing by to evacuate their citizens if necessary. [VERB PREP. to-infinitive]
英国和美国的战舰已准备好在必要时将本国公民撤离出去。
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We will be holding the auditions from nine o'clock tomorrow night so stand by for details. [VERB PREP. + for]
我们将于明天晚上 9 点开始进行拍卖，请静候详细信息。
3 PHRASAL VERB 坐视不理;袖手旁观 If you stand by and let something bad happen, you do not do anything to stop it. 坐视不理;袖手旁观 [disapproval]
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The Secretary of Defence has said that he would not stand by and let democracy be undermined. [VERB PREP.]
国防部长已经表示自己不会坐视民主遭到破坏。
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The police just stood by and watched as the missiles rained down on us. [VERB PREP.]
当投掷物雨点似的落到我们头上时，警察只是袖手旁观。
SYN look on, watch, not lift a finger, wait
4 PHRASAL VERB 继续支持(尤指身处困境的人) If you stand by someone, you continue to give them support, especially when they are in trouble. 继续支持(尤指身处困境的人) [approval]
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I wouldn't break the law for a friend, but I would stand by her if she did. [VERB PREP. noun]
我不会为朋友去犯法，但如果她犯了法的话我会支持她。
SYN support, back, champion, defend
5 PHRASAL VERB 坚持，遵守，信守(原有的决定、承诺或宣言) If you stand by an earlier decision, promise, or statement, you continue to support it or keep it. 坚持，遵守，信守(原有的决定、承诺或宣言)
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The decision has been made and I have got to stand by it. [VERB PREP. noun]
决定已经作出了，我必须要遵守。
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He continues to insist that all he wrote in the book is nothing but the truth, and that he will stand by his word. [VERB PREP. noun]
他仍坚持说，他在书里写的全都是事实，他会信守自己说过的话。
SYN support, maintain, defend, champion