| 单词 | by |
| 释义 | by prep., adv., & n. --prep 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path by the river). 2. through the agency, means, instrumentality, or causation of (by proxy; bought by a millionaire; a poem by Donne; went by bus; succeeded by persisting; divide four by two). 3. not later than; as soon as (by next week; by now; by the time he arrives). 4. a past, beyond (drove by the church; came by us). b passing through; via (went by Paris). 5. in the circumstances of (by day; by daylight). 6. to the extent of (missed by a foot; better by far). 7. according to; using as a standard or unit (judge by appearances; paid by the hour). 8. with the succession of (worse by the minute; day by day; one by one). 9. concerning; in respect of (did our duty by them; Smith by name; all right by me). 10. used in mild oaths (orig. = as surely as one believes in) (by God; by gum; swear by all that is sacred). 11. placed between specified lengths in two directions (three feet by two). 12. avoiding, ignoring (pass by him; passed us by). 13. inclining to (north by north-west). --adv 1. near (sat by, watching; lives close by). 2. aside; in reserve (put {pound}5 by). 3. past (they marched by). --n = BYE. Phrases and idioms by and by before long; eventually. by and large on the whole, everything considered. by the by (or bye) incidentally, parenthetically. by oneself 1. a unaided. b without prompting. 2. alone; without company. Etymology: OE bi, bi, be f. Gmc |
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