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stand-by

/stand-bahy/US // ˈstændˌbaɪ //

搁置,旁观者,旁观者清,搁置的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural stand·bys.

    • : a staunch supporter or adherent; one who can be relied upon.
    • : something upon which one can rely and therefore choose or use regularly.
    • : something or someone held ready to serve as a substitute, especially a radio or television program used as a filler in case of cancellation of a regularly scheduled program.
    • : a traveler who is waiting for last-minute accommodations to become available on a plane, train, or other transport as a result of a cancellation.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : kept readily available for use in an emergency, shortage, or the like: a standby player.
    • : of or relating to last-minute accommodations, the transport that offers them, or a traveler who is waiting for them: a standby flight.
    • : of or relating to a waiting period.

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Examples

  • To be a liberal, you have to stand up for liberal principles.

  • And with stand-ups, I remember liking George Carlin and Steve Martin.

  • Those opposing same-sex marriage are on their heels, and increasingly unwilling or unable to make a stand against it.

  • Spencer, 27,  is variously described as a writer and a stand-up comic.

  • Another read: “We need leaders who will stand against Common Core.”

  • All along the highways and by-paths of our literature we encounter much that pertains to this "queen of plants."

  • She stood, in her young purity, at one end of the chain of years, and Mrs. Chepstow—did she really stand at the other?

  • But the liberal soul deviseth liberal things, and by liberal things shall he stand.

  • All bribery, and injustice shall be blotted out, and fidelity shall stand for ever.

  • It is only necessary to have a zinc, or a galvanized tray on which to stand the glass in an inverted position.