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let bygones be bygones
Translationsby (bai) preposition1. next to; near; at the side of. by the door; He sat by his sister. 在...旁 在...旁2. past. going by the house. 經過... 经过...旁边3. through; along; across. We came by the main road. 穿過，沿著，越過 穿过，沿着，越过 4. used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action. struck by a stone. (用在被動語態) 表現做出動作的人或物 （用在被动语态）表示使为者 5. using. He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train. 利用 用6. from; through the means of. I met her by chance; by post. 透過，藉由 通过7. (of time) not later than. by 6 o'clock. (時間)不晚於 （表示时间）不迟于 8. during the time of. 在...期間 在...时候9. to the extent of. taller by ten centimetres. （表示程度）達... （表示程度）...左右 10. used to give measurements etc. 4 metres by 2 metres. （用於計算）乘以 （用于乘除运算）乘 11. in quantities of. fruit sold by the kilo. （表示數量）按 （表示数量）按 12. in respect of. a teacher by profession. 在...方面 就...来说 adverb1. near. They stood by and watched. 在旁邊 在近旁2. past. A dog ran by. 經過 经过3. aside; away. money put by for an emergency. （擱）在一邊 （搁）在一边 ˈbygones: let bygones be bygones to forgive and forget past causes of ill-feeling. 舊事不必重提 过去的事就让它过去吧，既往不咎 ˈbypass noun a road which avoids an obstruction or a busy area. Take the bypass round the city. 旁道 旁道 verb to avoid (a place) by taking such a road. 繞過 绕过ˈby-product noun something obtained or formed during the making of something else. Coal tar is a by-product of the process of obtaining gas from coal. 副產品 副产品ˈbystander noun a person who watches but does not take part. 旁觀者 旁观者by and by after a short time. By and by, everyone went home. 不久以後 不久以后by and large mostly; all things considered. Things are going quite well, by and large. 絕大部分，經整體考量 总的来说，大体上，基本上 by oneself1. alone. He was standing by himself at the bus-stop. 單獨 单独2. without anyone else's help. He did the job (all) by himself. 獨力 独力by the way incidentally. By the way, have you a moment to spare? 順便一提 顺便说
by is used for forms of transport: by train ; by aeroplane ; by land ; by sea let bygones be bygones
let bygones be bygonesTo stop focusing on something that happened in the past (usually a source of conflict or tension). I said I was sorry—can't we let bygones be bygones?See also: bygone, letLet bygones be bygones.Cliché Forgive someone for something he or she did in the past. Jill: Why don't you want to invite Ellen to your party? Jane: She was rude to me at the off ice picnic. Jill: But that was six months ago. Let bygones be bygones. Nancy held a grudge against her teacher for a long time, but she finally decided to let bygones be bygones.See also: bygone, letlet bygones be bygonesWhat's done is done; don't worry about the past, especially past errors or grievances. For example, Bill and Tom shook hands and agreed to let bygones be bygones. [First half of 1600s] See also: bygone, letlet bygones be bygones If people let bygones be bygones, they agree to forget about arguments and problems that have happened in the past so that they can improve their relationship. She met him again by chance through friends and decided to let bygones be bygones for the sake of her art.See also: bygone, letlet bygones be bygones forgive and forget past offences or causes of conflict.See also: bygone, letlet ˌbygones be ˈbygones decide to forget about disagreements that happened in the past: This is a ridiculous situation, avoiding each other like this. Why can’t we let bygones be bygones?See also: bygone, letlet bygones be bygonesDon’t worry about the past; forgive and forget. Although the idea dates from ancient times, the wording comes from the seventeenth century, when it was cited by several writers as a proverb or parable. It continued to be widely quoted (by Scott, Tennyson, and Shaw, among others). The word bygone, meaning “past,” dates from the fourteenth century and survives principally in the cliché.See also: bygone, letEncyclopediaSeebyFinancialSeeBYSee LBBB
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