[ bèiérbùyòng ] have sth. ready just in case; be better to get ready for nothing than caught unprepared; have a thing but not to use it for the time being; keep a thing seven years and you will find a use for it.; keep sth. for possible future use; put aside for possible use in the future
Example Sentences:
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It was the spare yard i had got hold of, and i was amazed to see how far i had traveled from brig . 我抓住的那根杆子是一根备而不用的桅杆，我发现我已经和那条船相隔了那么远，不禁很惊骇。
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September 8 , 2002 : all 26 members of the supreme master ching hai chinese amphibious rescue association take leave of their jobs to be on standby at hsichih 26名救灾员都是上班族，汐止英雄备而不用，纳莉救援印象，永生难忘。
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Further , our trade and investment have been helping to expand the habits of free enterprise and independent thinking throughout china . american and chinese institutions are now engaged in thousands of educational , cultural and religious exchanges 非洲危机应对小组不会成为非洲的常备军，而是一种备而不用的能力，由各国部队在该小组处接受训练与装备，然后驻扎在其本国直到奉命部署到其他地点。
