stand by的读音

1. not act or do anything;

   "He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"
   

2. be available or ready for a certain function or service
3. be loyal to;

   "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"
   "The friends stuck together through the war"
   

1.做好准备;准备行动
If youare standing by, you are ready and waiting to provide help or to take action.

e.g. British and American warships are standingby to evacuate their citizens if necessary...
英国和美国的战舰已准备好在必要时将本国公民撤离出去。
e.g. We will be holding the auditions from nine o'clock tomorrow night sostandby for details.
我们将于明天晚上 9 点开始进行拍卖，请静候详细信息。

2.坐视不理;袖手旁观
If youstand 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 notstandby and let democracy be undermined...
国防部长已经表示自己不会坐视民主遭到破坏。
e.g. The police just stoodby and watched as the missiles rained down on us.
当投掷物雨点似的落到我们头上时，警察只是袖手旁观。

3.继续支持(尤指身处困境的人)
If youstand 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 wouldstandby her if she did.
我不会为朋友去犯法，但如果她犯了法的话我会支持她。

4.坚持，遵守，信守(原有的决定、承诺或宣言)
If youstand by an earlier decision, promise, or statement, you continue to support it or keep it.

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e.g. The decision has been made and I have got tostandby it...
决定已经作出了，我必须要遵守。
e.g. He continues to insist that all he wrote in the book is nothing but the truth, and that he willstandby his word.
他仍坚持说，他在书里写的全都是事实，他会信守自己说过的话。

• stand by one's guns固执已见; 坚守阵地...
• stand by one's gun坚守阵地
• stand by the side of someone站在某人一边...
• stand by someone's side站在某人一边...
• stand by袖手旁观