單詞
stand-by
[st?nd'ba?]
基本信息
- adj. 備用的；輔助的
- n. 備用；備用設備
英文詞源
- stand-by (n.)
- also standby, 1796, "that which stands by one," originally nautical, of a vessel kept nearby for emergencies, from verbal phrase stand by "await, support, remain beside" (mid-13c.); see stand (v.) + by. Meaning "state of being ready for duty" is from 1946. In civil aviation, as an adjective meaning "without a booked ticket," from 1961. As an order to hold one's self in readiness, it is recorded from 1660s.
雙語例句
- 1. You have to know where to stand for a good viewpoint.
- 你得知道站在哪里觀察角度比較理想。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He ran a newspaper stand outside the American Express office.
- 他在美國運通公司辦公大樓外經(jīng)營一家報攤。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The handles stand proud of the doors of the car.
- 把手位于車門之外。
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- 4. The teapot came with a stand to catch the drips.
- 那把茶壺配有一個可以接滴水的茶托。
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- 5. She is to stand as a Member of the European Parliament.
- 她將競選歐洲議會議員。
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