1. 做好準備;準備行動(dòng) If you are standing by, you are ready and waiting to provide help or to take action.
e.g. British and American warships are standing by to evacuate their citizens if necessary... 英國和美國的戰艦已準備好在必要時(shí)將本國公民撤離出去。 e.g. We will be holding the auditions from nine o'clock tomorrow night so standby for details. 我們將于明天晚上 9 點(diǎn)開(kāi)始進(jìn)行拍賣(mài)，請靜候詳細信息。
2. 坐視不理;袖手旁觀(guān) If you stand by and let something bad happen, you do not do anything to stop it.
e.g. The Secretary of Defence has said that he would not standby and let democracy be undermined... 國防部長(cháng)已經(jīng)表示自己不會(huì )坐視民主遭到破壞。 e.g. The police just stood by and watched as the missiles rained down on us. 當投擲物雨點(diǎn)似的落到我們頭上時(shí)，警察只是袖手旁觀(guān)。
3. 繼續支持(尤指身處困境的人) If you stand by someone, you continue to give them support, especially when they are in trouble.
e.g. I wouldn't break the law for a friend, but I would standby her if she did. 我不會(huì )為朋友去犯法，但如果她犯了法的話(huà)我會(huì )支持她。
4. 堅持，遵守，信守(原有的決定、承諾或宣言) If you stand by an earlier decision, promise, or statement, you continue to support it or keep it.
stand by
e.g. The decision has been made and I have got to standby it... 決定已經(jīng)作出了，我必須要遵守。 e.g. He continues to insist that all he wrote in the book is nothing but the truth, and that he will standby his word. 他仍堅持說(shuō)，他在書(shū)里寫(xiě)的全都是事實(shí)，他會(huì )信守自己說(shuō)過(guò)的話(huà)。
stand by英英釋義
verb
1. be available or ready for a certain function or service
Synonym: stick aroundstick about
2. be loyal to
e.g. She stood by her husband in times of trouble The friends stuck together through the war
Synonym: stick bystickadhere
3. not act or do anything
e.g. He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators