| 单词 | on standby |
| 释义 | on standbyon standby a) READYready to help immediately if you are needed 待命 A special team of police were kept on standby. 一支特警队随时待命。 b) if you are on standby to do something, for example to travel by plane, you are on a list of people who may be allowed to do it if places become available 候补待位，等退票 → stand by We can put you on standby. 我们可以让你候补待位。 Examples from the Corpus on standby• City firefighters have been on standby for the past three days.• Other airlines said they would accept the passengers on standby. → on standby at standby1(1) |
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