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Standby Ready Needed Ticket Plane 英[ˈstændbaɪ 美[ˈstændˌbaɪ N.备用品;可信赖的人;Adj.备用的;Adv.备用地;待命地

单词 standby
音标
英[ˈstændbaɪ] 美[ˈstændˌbaɪ]
解释
n.备用品;可信赖的人;adj.备用的;adv.备用地;待命地;
例句

N-COUNT
常备物;后备人选
A standby is something or someone that is always ready to be used if they are needed.
例:Canned varieties of beans and pulses are a good standby...各种豆类罐头制品是很好的常备食品。
例:He sat through the trial as a standby juror.他作为候补陪审员参加了审判的全过程。

PHRASE
常备的;备用的
If someone or something is on standby, they are ready to be used if they are needed.
例:Five ambulances are on standby at the port...5 辆救护车在港口待命。
例:Security forces have been put on standby in case of violence.安全部队已处于待命状态,以防出现暴力事件。

ADJ
(戏票或机票)最后时刻廉价出售的,剩余的
A standby ticket for something such as the theatre or a plane journey is a cheap ticket that you buy just before the performance starts or the plane takes off, if there are still some seats left.
例:Access International books standby flights from New York to Europe.全球通达公司可以预订从纽约到欧洲的剩余机票。
变形
pl:standbys~

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