standby

英 [ˈstændbaɪ]

美 [ˈstændbaɪ]

n.  后备人员; 备用物品
adj.  (机票、音乐会门票等)最后时刻出售的

复数：standbys　

电力

Collins.1 / BNC.16460 / COCA.16644

习惯用语

n.

on standby
• 随时可以投入行动；处于待命状态；招之即来
  ready to do sth immediately if needed or asked
• The emergency services were put on standby after a bomb warning.
  接到炸弹警报后，各紧急救助部门进入待命状态。
• 候补座位（如临时有票或具备其他必要条件便可立即出发的）
  ready to travel or go somewhere if a ticket or sth that is needed suddenly becomes available
• He was put on standby for the flight to New York.
  这班飞往纽约的班机，他候补待位。

牛津词典

noun

noun

• 后备人员；备用物品
  a person or thing that can always be used if needed, for example if sb/sth else is not available or if there is an emergency
  1. I always keep a pizza in the freezer as a standby.
     我总会在冰箱里放一个比萨饼应急。
  2. a standby electricity generator
     备用发电机

adj.

• （机票、音乐会门票等）最后时刻出售的
  a standby ticket for a flight, concert, etc. cannot be bought in advance and is only available a very short time before the plane leaves or the performance starts

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 常备物;后备人选
  Astandbyis something or someone that is always ready to be used if they are needed.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 ison standby, they are ready to be used if they are needed.
  1. Five ambulances are on standby at the port...
     5 辆救护车在港口待命。
  2. 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
  Astandbyticket 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.
  1. 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。
  2. Standbyis also an adverb.
     
  3. Magda was going to fly standby.
     马格达将购买起飞前的廉价剩余机票旅行。

英英释义

noun

• something that can be relied on when needed
• an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
  Synonym:understudy

adj

• ready for emergency use
  1. a standby generator
  2. a standby crew

双语例句

• The systems described here have included one broker or queue manager instance that is active and one standby.
  这里描述的系统包含一个活动代理或队列管理器实例和一个备用实例。
• 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。
• Each group of links is further split into an active and a standby link.
  每个链接分组都被进一步拆分为一个活动链路和一个备用链路。
• Do you plan to start with a cold system and restore, or a preloaded standby system?
  您计划从一个冷系统和还原着手，还是从一个预加载的备用系统着手？
• 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。
• If the primary and standby databases are not identical when HADR is started, an error will occur.
  在启动HADR时，如果主和备用数据库不相同，就会发生错误。
• I got a standby booking.
  我订了一张临时的廉价余票。
• Only two queue manager instances can run at the same time: an active instance and a standby.
  只有以下两个队列管理器实例可以同时运行：活动实例和备用实例。
• The data on the standby database might be modified based on client requests.
  备用数据库上的数据可能根据客户端请求进行了修改。
• Should you configure a standby system through high-availability disaster recovery?
  应该通过高可用性灾难恢复配置一个备用系统吗？