standbys

英 [ˈstændbaɪz]

美 [ˈstændˌbaɪz]

n.  后备人员; 备用物品
standby的复数

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。

双语例句

• Amaryllis and narcissus are the old standbys for some winter cheer, and for good reason.
  石蒜和水仙是获得一些冬天快乐的传统候选植物，而且具有充分的理由。
• The Bank has also started to target unnecessary barriers to internal and external trade, from age-old standbys such as tariffs, to corruption and red tape at border crossings.
  世行也开始把阻碍内、外部贸易的各种不必要壁垒当作目标，如年代久远的关税、腐败以及繁杂的海关手续。
• In addition to the old standbys like calendars, trees, and menus, each has a charting option.
  除了日历、树、菜单这类旧备用组件之外，还有一个聊天选项。
• Backup software can include old standbys such as tar or newer tools such as Clonezilla.
  备份软件包括tar这类旧备用工具，以及Clonezilla这类新工具。
• In addition to old standbys like Spanish, German and French, more and more students are opting for Eastern European and Asian languages.
  除了西班牙文、德文与法文等常选的第二语言外，愈来愈多的学生选修东欧和亚洲语言。
• Now we might have to return to the old standbys.
  不过，现在我们恐怕不得不回到前面老二样上去了。
• The very nature of the debt crisis has sadly disqualified many of the old standbys.
  这场债务危机的本质决定了许多传统避险资产都已不再可靠。
• Growth is widely expected to slow again in 2014, as the country's economy matures and old standbys like exports and infrastructure spending lose some of their punch.
  随着中国经济逐渐成熟，出口和基础设施支出等旧有的推动力从一定程度上失去作用，外界普遍预计2014年中国的经济增长将再次放缓。
• The good news is that there is quite a broad array, from old standbys like diuretics to the latest designer drugs like ACE inhibitors.
  好消息是其它种类的药物非常之多，从利尿剂等可靠的常用药到ACE抑制剂等新型药物。
• Meanwhile, experts continue to recommend the old standbys: nicotine replacement gums, patches, nasal sprays, inhalers and lozenges, which have been proved to be safe.
  同时，专家们继续推荐旧有的被证明是安全的措施：尼古丁替代的口香糖、透皮贴剂、喷鼻剂、吸入剂和糖锭。