on 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

We can put you on standby.

我们可以让你候补待位。

→ stand by

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)

词汇	on standby
释义	on standby on 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 We can put you on standby. 我们可以让你候补待位。 → stand by 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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