单词 | by¹ |
释义 | by¹ /baɪ; baɪ/prep 1. used with passive forms of verbs to show who did something or what caused something 被,由[用于被动语态动词之后]:◇a film made by steven spielberg 史提芬 ·史匹堡拍的电影◇a play by shakespeare 莎士比亚写的戏剧◇sylvie was hit by a car. 西维尔被车撞了。 2. next to or very close to something 在…旁边; 靠近:◇i'll meet you by the bank. 我会在银行附近与你见面。 3. holding, using, or doing a particular thing 用…; 通过…; 靠…:◇i grabbed the hammer by the handle. 我抓住锤子的柄。◇send it by airmail. 用航空邮件把它寄出。◇by car/plane/train/bus etc we travelled across india by train. 我们乘火车穿越了印度。◇by doing sth carol earns extra money by babysitting. 嘉露靠临时照料孩子来赚外快。 4. no later than a particular time 不迟于…,在…之前:◇your report has to be done by 5:00. 你必须在五点钟之前把报告做完。 5. by mistake/accident/chance without intending to do something 出于疏忽/偶然/巧合:◇hugh locked the door by mistake. 休一时疏忽把门锁上了。 6. according to 根据,按照:◇by law, you must be over 16 to marry. 按照法律,超过 16 岁才能结婚。◇it's 9:30 by my watch. 根据我的手表,现在是 9 点 30 分。 7. past 经过…:◇sophie ran by me on her way to the bus stop. 苏菲奔过我的身边,朝公共汽车站跑去。 8. used in measurements and numbers [用于量度或数目中]:◇the room is 14 feet by 12 feet. 这个房间 12 英尺宽 14 英尺长。◇what's 7 multiplied by 8? 七乘以八是多少?◇anne gets paid by the hour. 安妮的工资按小时计算。◇you have to buy this material by the metre. 你必须按米数买这种料子。 9. day by day/bit by bit/one by one in units of 一天一天地/一点一点地/一个一个地 10. by day/by night in the daytime or at night 在白天/在夜里:◇bats sleep by day and hunt by night. 蝙蝠在白天睡觉,夜里捕食。 11. by the way spoken used to begin talking about a subject that is not related to the one you were talking about 【口】 顺便说一下:◇by the way, cheryl called while you were out. 顺便说一下,你不在时谢里尔打过电话来。 12. (all) by yourself completely alone 单独,独自:◇they left the boy by himself for two days! 他们让那个男孩自己一人独处了两天! |
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