Stand by ni kumuunga mkono mtu bila kumwacha katika wakati mgumu: stand by a friend. Maana ya pili ni kuwa tayari ukisubiri ishara ili uchukue hatua mara moja, kama madaktari, waokoaji au timu za msaada. Nomino inayohusiana ni standby: be on standby ni kuwa tayari kuitwa.
Unataka kutumia stand by katika mazungumzo?
Tunga sentensi; tutaonyesha makosa na kupendekeza namna ya kusema inayofaa zaidi.
Ukaguzi unachukua muda mrefu kuliko kawaida. Maoni yataonekana hapa yenyewe.
stand by + person (through + hard times); stand by (= be ready); be standing by + in case…/to + verb; be on standby
- A good manager stands by the team when a project goes wrong.
- Her family stood by her through a long and difficult illness.
- Two nurses were standing by in case anyone felt unwell during the race.
Kilichobadilika
Toleo la kwanzaWhen I lost my job, my friends stood for me and helped me find a new one.
Baada ya marekebishoWhen I lost my job, my friends stood by me and helped me find a new one.
Stand for inaweza kuonekana inafaa hapa, lakini ni kuwakilisha kitu, kama What does UN stand for?, au kuunga mkono wazo au kanuni. Kumsaidia mtu katika kipindi kigumu ni stand by: stood by me.
Stand bila by, mara nyingi katika ukanushi, ni kuvumilia: I can't stand loud music. Stand up for someone ni kumtetea kwa maneno anapokosolewa: She stood up for me at the meeting. Stand by ni kubaki upande wake na kutomwacha.
Zamu yako
My brother and I argue a lot, but I'll always ___ him when things go wrong.
Onyesha jibu
stand by — Unaahidi kubaki upande wa kaka yako mambo yanapoharibika: stand by him. Stand bila by kwa maana ya kuvumilia mara nyingi huwa katika ukanushi: I can't stand him. Haiendani na ahadi hii ya msaada.
Fikiria mtu aliyekuunga mkono katika kipindi kigumu. Tumia stand by, eleza hali hiyo na useme alikusaidiaje hasa.
When I moved to a new city and felt lonely, my old school friend stood by me and called me every evening.
Jifunze kutumia maneno mapya kwa usahihi
Tunga sentensi kwa maneno unayojifunza. LetsWords inaonyesha makosa ya matumizi na sarufi, inapendekeza marekebisho na kuyaeleza kwa lugha yako ya mama; kurudia kunasaidia kukumbuka maneno.