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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- by [baɪ]
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- 1. preposition (referring to cause, agent) 被
- 2. preposition by bus/car/train (referring to method, manner, means) 乘公共汽车/汽车/火车
- 3. preposition (via, through) 经由
- 4. preposition (close to, beside) 靠近
- 5. preposition (past) 经过
- 6. preposition (with times, dates, years) 以前
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7.
preposition
by day/night (during) 在白天/晚上
- 8. preposition (specifying number, quantity, rate) 按
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9.
preposition
(specifying degree of change) 相差
- crime has increased by 10 per cent
- 犯罪率上升了10%
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10.
preposition
a room 3 metres by 4 (in measurements) 一间长3米宽4米的房间
- it's broader by a metre
- 宽了1米
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11.
preposition
[数]
to divide/multiply by 3 被3除/乘
- 12. preposition by law (according to) 按照法律
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13.
preposition
by myself/himself {etc} (unaided) 我/他{等}自己
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14.
preposition
(alone) 我/他{等}单独
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15.
adverb
see go by, pass by {etc}
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16.
adverb
by and by (in the past) 不久以后
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17.
adverb
(in the future) 不久
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18.
adverb
by and large 大体说来
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- by [baɪ] [baɪ]
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1.
preposition
[表示空间关系]靠近，在…附近，在…旁边；在…身边；在…手头
- stand by the wall
- 站在墙边
- 2. preposition [表示时间关系]在…期间，在…时候
- 3. preposition [表示时间关系]在固定的时间内
- 4. preposition [表示时间关系]不迟于；到…时（为止）
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5.
preposition
[表示运动的方向]：沿；经，由，经过，经由；取道
- to New Jersey by the Holland Tunnel
- 经霍兰隧道去新泽西州
- 6. preposition [表示运动的方向]：经过…旁边
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7.
preposition
[表示运动的方向]：（方向）偏于，向，朝
- north by west
- 北偏西
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8.
preposition
[表示努力的方向]对于，对待
- to do well by a friend
- 待朋友好
- 9. preposition [表示方法、手段或媒介]靠，用，通过，被，由
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10.
preposition
[表示方式、样式]根据，按；依照遵奉
- to go by the book
- 照书本行事
- 11. preposition [表示方式、样式]逐渐地，渐次
- 12. preposition [表示方式、样式]逐一，连续
- 13. preposition [表示允许，许可，同意，批准]蒙…的许可；认可；批准
- 14. preposition [用作虚词表示尺寸、长度、面积]到…地步（或程度）
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15.
preposition
[用作虚词表示尺寸、长度、面积]（尺寸、面积）乘
- two by four
- 二乘四
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16.
preposition
[用作虚词表示尺寸、长度、面积]用（所给数）作乘或除
- multiply 10 by 4
- 用4乘以10
- divide a by b
- 用b除以a
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17.
preposition
按...计算
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18.
preposition
与...相比
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19.
preposition
以...的名义
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20.
preposition
依...之见
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21.
preposition
在...地方
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22.
preposition
在...时间或者环境下
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23.
preposition
表示（数量，长度）以...之差
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24.
preposition
表示原因，由于
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25.
adverb
近在手边，在附近；在近旁
- stand by
- 站在附近
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26.
adverb
（搁）在一边；存放
- We have put money by.
- 我们已把钱存放好了。
- 27. adverb 经过
- 28. adverb [American English] 到或者进他人的家
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29.
adjective
不在主路或者干道上的
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30.
adjective
附带的；次属的
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31.
adjective,noun
【同义词】bye
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1.
preposition
[表示空间关系]靠近，在…附近，在…旁边；在…身边；在…手头
Collins English-English Dictionary
- by [baɪ]
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1.
prep
used to indicate the agent after a passive verb
- seeds eaten by the birds
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2.
prep
used to indicate the person responsible for a creative work
- this song is by Schubert
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3.
prep
via; through
- enter by the back door
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4.
prep
followed by a gerund to indicate a means used
- he frightened her by hiding behind the door
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5.
prep
beside; next to; near
- a tree by the house
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6.
prep
passing the position of; past
- he drove by the old cottage
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7.
prep
not later than; before
- return the books by Tuesday
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8.
prep
used to indicate extent, after a comparative
- it is hotter by five degrees than it was yesterday
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9.
prep
(esp in oaths) invoking the name of
- I swear by all the gods
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10.
prep
multiplied by
- four by three equals twelve
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11.
prep
[in habitual sentences]
during the passing of (esp in the phrases by day, by night)
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12.
prep
placed between measurements of the various dimensions of something
- a plank fourteen inches by seven
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13.
adv
near
- the house is close by
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14.
adv
away; aside
- he put some money by each week for savings
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15.
adv
passing a point near something; past
- he drove by
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16.
adv
[Scot]
past; over and done with
- that's a' by now
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17.
adv
[Scot]
aside; behind one
- you must put that by you
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18.
n
a variant spelling of bye
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19.
n
[Etymology]
Old English b
i ; related to Gothic bi, Old High German bi , Sanskrit abhi to, towards
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1.
prep
used to indicate the agent after a passive verb
- by
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1.
the internet domain name for
Belarus
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1.
the internet domain name for
Belarus
Examples
- A sentence is in the active form when the action stated by the verb is performed by the subject.
- 如果动词描述的动作是由主语发出的，这句话就是主动语态。 → active
- By accessing and viewing this website you agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions of this website.
- 进入网站并发表言论，就表明您同意遵守该网站的各项规定。 → agree
- I'll go to Korea by boat next Summer which is cheaper and much more interesting than going by air.
- 明年夏天我要坐船去韩国。坐船比坐飞机便宜，而且有意思得多。
- India's East by North-East strategy will not succeed unless it is matched by strong support from the Government
- 印度东部至东北部的战略除非有政府强有力的支持，否则难以成功。
- The afternoon, about 4 o'clock, we saw land, bearing south by west of us, at about 10 miles' distance from us by estimation.
- 下午约四点钟的时候，我们看见了陆地，就在向南偏西的方向朝我们这边移动，据估计，它离我们只有10哩之远。
- Did you learn to play the guitar by ear or by reading music?
- 你学弹吉他时看乐谱还是不看乐谱？
- little by little, bit by bit
- 一点一点地 → by
- Light rays are absorbed by black surfaces.
- 光线被黑面吸收(而无反射)。 → absorb
- to meet by accident
- 不期而遇 → accident
- elected by acclamation
- 用呼声表决通过 → acclamation
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