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standby

N ผู้ สำรอง  ผู้ เตรียมพร้อม  phu-sam-rong

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

standby

stand by |ˈstan (d )ˌbī ˈstæn (d )ˌbaɪ | noun ( pl. standbys ) 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 such a place. a person or thing ready to be deployed immediately, esp. if needed as backup in an emergency: a generator was kept as a standby in case of power failure | [ as modifier ] : 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.

 

Oxford Dictionary

standby

stand ¦by |ˈstan (d )bʌɪ | noun ( pl. standbys ) [ mass noun ] 1 readiness for duty or immediate deployment: buses were placed on standby for the journey to London. [ count noun ] 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 | [ as modifier ] : 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: switch off the TV at night instead of leaving it on standby . [ as modifier ] denoting an economic or financial measure prepared for implementation in specified circumstances: a standby credit facility. 2 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 . [ count noun ] a person waiting to secure an unreserved place for a journey or performance.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

standby

st nd b 名詞 s C 1 (必要な時に頼りになる )人 [物 ]▸ A can of consomm is a good standby .コンソメスープの缶はいざという時頼りになる 2 非常用物資 [要員 ]; 交替要員 ▸ a standby battery 非常用バッテリー 3 (飛行機などの )キャンセル待ちの客 .4 (テレビ ラジオの )予備番組, 振替番組 ; (番組の )予備出演者 .5 〘軍 〙(機関発停の号令での )用意, 待機 .on st ndby 待機して put a car on standby 車を待機させる 形容詞 予備の ; 待機させてある standby guests 予備出演者 ▸ a standby ticket キャンセル待ちの切符 standby time 待機時間