英和和英

動詞

stand by (三人称単数 現在形 stands by, 現在分詞 standing by, 過去形および過去分詞形 stood by)

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To wait in expectation of some event; to be ready.

   Please stand by for more instructions.

   Synonyms: hang on, stay; see also Thesaurus:wait

   • 1935, George Goodchild, chapter 3, in Death on the Centre Court:

     It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless. […] You stand by, Janet, and wake me up if they do any of that running commentary stuff.”

2. (idiomatic, transitive) To remain loyal or faithful to.

   Even though money is scarce sometimes, Ann stands by her decision to be a full-time mother.

   Synonyms: (英国用法, 慣用的用法) go to the wall for someone; keep faith

   • 2014 August 20, “Why Jews are worried [print version: International New York Times, 22 August 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     [W]hen a Hamas spokesman recently stood by his statement that Jews used the blood of non-Jewish children for their matzos – one of the oldest anti-Semitic canards around – European elites were largely silent.

3. (idiomatic, transitive) To support; to continue to support despite things being bad.

   They stood by us all along and it's awesome to see them out here to support us today.

   Synonym: uphold

4. (intransitive) To do nothing. To be inactive in a situation.

   I can't simply stand by and watch you ruin your life.

   Synonyms: lallygag, waste time; see also Thesaurus:loiter

派生した語

• → Cebuano: estambay, tambay
• → Tagalog: istambay, tambay
  • → English: tambay

参考

• bestand

参照

• “stand by”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.