搜尋結果
standby
- IPA[ˈstan(d)ˌbī]
美式
- readiness for duty or immediate deployment；the state of waiting to secure an unreserved place for a journey or performance, allocated on the basis of earliest availability
noun: standby, plural noun: standbys
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. readiness for duty or immediate deployment buses were placed on standby for the trip to Washington
- ▪ the state of waiting to secure an unreserved place for a journey or performance, allocated on the basis of earliest availability passengers were obliged to go on standby
- ▪ a person waiting to secure a place on standby.
- ▪ a person or thing ready to be deployed immediately, especially if needed as backup in an emergency a generator was kept as a standby in case of power failure a standby rescue vessel
- ▪ an operational mode of an electrical appliance in which the power is switched on but the appliance is not actually functioning.
