"on call" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 待命

Definition

「待命」是指某人在平常工作時間外，隨時可以被叫去工作或處理緊急情況。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於醫療、技術等需隨傳隨到的工作（例如「醫生待命」），表示人隨時準備工作，不等於「值班」（正在工作）。

Examples

The doctor is on call tonight.

醫生今晚**待命**。

My dad is on call this weekend.

我爸爸這個週末**待命**。

Nurses are on call at night in hospitals.

護士在醫院夜間**待命**。

I'm on call this week, so I might have to leave suddenly if there's an emergency.

我這週**待命**，所以如果有緊急情況可能要突然離開。

Even when she's home, she's still on call in case the company needs her.

即使在家，她也一樣**待命**，公司如果需要她仍可聯絡。

He hates being on call because his phone might ring at any hour.

他討厭**待命**，因為手機隨時可能響起。