standby in English
- standby⇄adj. in a position of readiness or reserve.
Ex. a stand-by loan, stand-by passengers. - standby⇄expr. on stand-by, waiting in readiness or reserve.
Ex. During the emergency, nurses and doctors were on stand-by twenty-four hours a day. - standby⇄noun 1. a person or thing that can be relied upon; chief support; ready resource.
Ex. Verdi's music for this old stand-by never fails (Wall Street Journal).
2a. a ship, boat, or other vessel kept in readiness for emergencies.
b. an or - standby⇄stand-by orstandby, noun, pl.-bys,adjective.