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●ˌstand ˈby 🔑1. to be present when sth bad or unpleasant is happening, but not become involved 袖手旁观；无动于衷；漠然置之◆I can’t stand idly by and let him take the blame for what happened.
我不能袖手旁观，让他对发生的事承担责任。◆I can’t stand by and see you ruin your life.
我不能眼睁睁看着你毁了自己的一生。2. (for sth) to be ready to take appropriate action 作好准备（以便随时行动）；待命；候命◆The pilot was instructed to stand by for take-off.
飞行员接到指示作好随时起飞的准备。◆Fire crews are standing by in case of an explosion.
消防队员严阵以待，如有爆炸立刻出动。[v + adv]▸ ˈbystander noun
a person who is present but is not involved in sth 旁观者◆Two innocent bystanders were hit by stray bullets.
两名无辜的旁观者被流弹击中。▸ ˈstandby noun 1. [countable] a person or a thing that can be used if sb/sth else is not available 后备（或候补）人员；备用品◆Keep some candles as a standby in case the power fails.
存一些蜡烛，预备断电时用。◆Mia made a delicious meal from standbys in the store cupboard.
米娅用储藏柜里的备用食物做了一顿可口的饭菜。2. [uncountable] a state of being ready to act if necessary 待命状态◆All local hospitals have been put on standby.
当地所有医院都进入了待命状态。3. [uncountable] if an electrical device such as a television is on standby, the power supply is switched on but it is not actually functioning （电器的）待机状态 ◆Do you leave the TV on standby?
电视机还在待机工作吗？▸ ˈstandby adjective [only before noun]1. that can be used if other things are not available 备用的；候补的◆standby supplies
备用物资◆Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.
两名潜水员协同作业，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。2. a standby ticket for a flight, a theatre, etc. is one that cannot be bought in advance and is only available a very short time before the plane leaves or the performance starts （机票、戏票等）最后时刻出售的，剩余的◆standby passengers
买余票出行的乘客◆to fly standby (= with a standby ticket)
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