| 单词 | standby |
| 释义 | standby standby // noun, adjective
■ noun [C] (plural standbys)
a thing or person that can always be used if needed, for example if sth/sb else is not available or if there is an emergency: I have a laptop as a standby in case my computer crashes.
IDIOMS
on standby
1 ready to do sth immediately if needed or asked: We are on standby to increase production if demand increases.
2 ready to travel if a ticket becomes available
FLY
■ adjective
1 ready to be used if needed: Leave the PC in standby mode. The battery in this phone offers up to 300 hours of standby time or four hours of talk time.
2 (Economics ) used to describe an arrangement by which a country can borrow extra money from the International Monetary Fund in an emergency: a $16 billion standby agreement with the IMF The IMF extended a $30 billion standby credit to Brazil last month.
3 a standby ticket for a flight, the theatre, etc. cannot be bought in advance and is only available a very short time before the plane leaves or the performance starts: a standby ticket to New York
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