Word · Frequency #20
by
在…旁边;靠近
核心释义
Near or next to.
- 1.
在...旁边;靠近。
Near or next to.
- 2.
从...旁边经过;经过。
From one side of something to the other, passing close by; past.
- 3.
不迟于;在...之前。
Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval); before.
- 4.
在...之后;经过一段时间后。
After a given amount of time has elapsed or a given event has occurred.
- 5.
由;被(表示施动者)。
Indicates the person or thing that does or causes something: Through the action or presence of.
- 6.
由(作者)创作;出自...之手。
Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
- 7.
通过;借助(手段或方式)。
Indicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of.
- 8.
依照;依据(权威或规定)。
Indicates an authority according to which something is done.
- 9.
按;按照(分类或组织方式)。
Indicates a means of classification or organisation.
- 10.
以(幅度);相差。
Indicates the amount of change, difference or discrepancy
- 11.
逐一;连续(如一个接一个)。
In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
- 12.
按(指定的尺寸或计量单位)进行;常带夸张。
[with the] Acted on in units of the specified size or measure. (Sometimes hyperbolically)
- 13.
每;按...计算。
Per; with or in proportion to each.
- 14.
根据;依据(资料来源)。
Indicates a referenced source: According to.
- 15.
用于表示尺寸,如长乘宽。
Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
- 16.
multiplied by or (chiefly South Asia) divided by
- 17.
Designates a horse's sire (“male parent”).
- 18.
At; with; among.
- 19.
in a windward direction, sailing near to the direction from which the wind is blowing
从…旁边经过;经过;不迟于;在…之前;在…之后;经过…后;被;由;由…创作;出自…之手
用法In use
She stood by the window, watching the rain.
用法提示:by 是介词,表示“在……旁边”,后接地点名词。
The cat slept by the warm fire all evening.
用法提示:by 为介词,说明位置在火炉旁边。
Our house is by the river, so we can hear the water at night.
用法提示:by 是介词,表示“靠近”某处。
by + place
表示位置,意为“在……旁边”。
I sat by the window.
我坐在窗户旁边。
by + deadline/time
表示“不迟于……”,强调时限。
Please return the books by Monday.
请在星期一之前还书。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- by the time
- 到……的时候;等到……时
- By the time you get home, dinner will be ready.等你到家的时候,晚饭就好了。
- by car
- 乘汽车;开车
- It's easier to get around by car in the countryside.在乡下,开车四处转比较方便。
- by chance
- 碰巧;偶然
- I ran into my old classmate by chance at the station.我在车站碰巧遇到了老同学。
- one by one
- 一个接一个;逐一
- The students entered the room one by one.学生们一个接一个地走进房间。
- by far
- 显然;……得多
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把by想成b像人靠墙,y像从旁经过的小路:记住by的核心是‘在旁边/经过’,再由旁引申出‘由谁做、靠什么做’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、书面写作、时间与地点表达 by 作为介词用法多样,整体语气中性,正式与非正式场合均可用;具体含义需根据上下文(如时间、地点、方式、施动者)判断,通常以搭配关系来理解。
语法说明Grammar Note
用于被动语态引出施动者,如 The window was broken by Tom。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都以 -y 结尾,且 -y 读 /aɪ/,与 by /baɪ/ 押韵。注意不要被拼写迷惑:buy /baɪ/ 和 bye /baɪ/ 虽然同音,但不属于 -y 结尾的拼写对比;busy /ˈbɪzi/、day /deɪ/ 等拼写相似但读音不同。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.