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🔑 byBrE /baɪ/NAmE /baɪ/ preposition🔑 near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth 靠近;在…旁边◆a house by the river 河边的一所房子◆The telephone is by the window. 电话在窗户旁边。◆Come and sit by me. 过来挨着我坐。🔑 used, usually after a passive verb, to show who or what does, creates or causes sth (常置于表示被动的动词后,表示施事者)◆He was knocked down by a bus. 他被公共汽车撞倒了。◆a play by Ibsen 易卜生写的剧本◆Who's that book by? 谁是那本书的作者?◆I was frightened by the noise. 我被那响声吓坏了。🔑 used for showing how or in what way sth is done (表示方式)◆The house is heated by gas. 这房子是煤气供暖的。◆May I pay by credit card?我能用信用卡付款吗?◆I will contact you by letter. 我会给你写信联系的。◆to travel by boat/bus/car/plane 乘船/公共汽车/轿车/飞机◆to travel by air/land/sea 坐飞机;经陆路/海路◆Switch it on by pressing this button. 按下这个开关启动它。🔑 used before particular nouns without the, to say that sth happens as a result of sth (置于不带 the 的名词前,表示原因)由于◆They met by chance. 他们不期而遇。◆I did it by mistake. 我误做了这事。◆The coroner's verdict was 'death by misadventure'. 验尸官判定是 “意外致死”。🔑 not later than the time mentioned; before 不迟于;在…之前◆Can you finish the work by five o'clock? 你五点钟前能完成工作吗?◆I'll have it done by tomorrow. 我明天之前让人把它弄好。◆By this time next week we'll be in New York. 下星期的这个时候我们将在纽约。◆He ought to have arrived by now/by this time.他现在应该已经到了。◆By the time (that) this letter reaches you I will have left the country.你收到这封信时,我已离开这个国家了。🔑 past sb/sth 经过◆He walked by me without speaking. 他一言不发地从我身边走过。🔑 during sth; in a particular situation 在…期间;处于某种状况◆to travel by day/night 白天/夜间旅行◆We had to work by candlelight. 我们不得不借助烛光工作。🔑 used to show the degree or amount of sth (表示程度、数量)◆The bullet missed him by two inches. 子弹只差两英寸就击中他了。◆House prices went up by 10%. 房价上涨了 10%。◆It would be better by far (= much better) to… 那比…好得多。🔑 from what sth shows or says; according to sth 从…看;依;按照◆By my watch it is two o'clock. 我的表是两点钟。◆I could tell by the look on her face that something terrible had happened. 从她的脸色我可以看出,发生了可怕的事情。◆By law, you are a child until you are 18. 按照法律规定,18 岁之前是未成年人。🔑 used to show the part of sb/sth that sb touches, holds, etc. (表示触及或抓住的人或物的部分)◆I took him by the hand. 我拉着他的手。◆She seized her by the hair. 她揪住她的头发。◆Pick it up by the handle! 抓着手柄把它提起来!🔑 used with the to show the period or quantity used for buying, selling or measuring sth (与 the 连用,表示时间或量度单位)◆We rented the car by the day. 我们按日租用汽车。◆They're paid by the hour. 他们的报酬是按小时计算的。◆We only sell it by the metre. 我们只按米出售。🔑 used to state the rate at which sth happens (表示速率)◆They're improving day by day. 他们在一天天地改进。◆We'll do it bit by bit. 我们会一点一点地做。◆It was getting worse by the minute (= very fast). 情况急速恶化。◆The children came in two by two (= in groups of two). 孩子们一对一对地走了进来。🔑 used to show the measurements of sth (表示尺寸时用)◆The room measures fifteen feet by twenty feet. 房间 15 英尺宽 20 英尺长。🔑 used when multiplying or dividing (用于乘除运算)◆6 multiplied by 2 equals 12.6 乘以 2 等于 12。◆6 divided by 2 equals 3.6 除以 2 等于 3。used for giving more information about where sb comes from, what sb does, etc. (补充有关出生地、职业等的信息)◆He's German by birth. 他是德国血统的。◆They're both doctors by profession. 他们两人的职业都是医生。used when swearing to mean 'in the name of' (起誓时用)以…的名义◆I swear by Almighty God… 我以全能上帝之名发誓… ●by the ˈby/ˈbye = by the way 🔑 byBrE /baɪ/NAmE /baɪ/ adverb🔑 past 经过◆Just drive by. Don't stop. 直接开过去。别停车。◆He hurried by without speaking to me. 他没和我说话就匆匆过去了。◆Excuse me, I can't get by. 劳驾,请让开点路。◆Time goes by so quickly. 时光飞逝。used to say that sth is saved so that it can be used in the future (表示保留或保存时用)◆I've put some money by for college fees. 我已经存了些钱作大学学费。in order to visit sb for a short time 短暂拜访◆I'll come by this evening and pick up the books. 我今晚过来取书。 ●by and ˈby(old-fashioned) before long; soon 不久;很快◆By and by she met an old man with a beard. 她不久就碰到了一个大胡子老头。●by and ˈlargeused when you are saying something that is generally, but not completely, true 大体上;总的来说◆By and large, I enjoyed my time at school. 总的说来,我在学校的日子很开心。generallyWays of saying 'in general' “通常” 的表达方式- ◆Women generally earn less than men. 女人通常比男人挣钱少。
- ◆ Generally speaking, jobs traditionally done by women are paid at a lower rate than those traditionally done by men. 一般来说,传统上由妇女干的工作比传统上由男人干的工作报酬低。
- ◆ In general / By and large, women do not earn as much as men. 总的说来,女人不如男人挣钱多。
- ◆Certain jobs, like nursing and cleaning, are still mainly carried out by women. 有些工作仍然主要由女性做,比如护理和保洁。
- ◆Senior management posts are predominantly held by men. 高层管理职位大多由男性担任。
- ◆Most senior management posts tend to be held by men. 大多数高层管理职位通常由男性担任。
- ◆Women are, for the most part, still paid less than men. 女人的薪水多半仍比男人低。
- ◆Economic and social factors are, to a large extent, responsible for women being concentrated in low-paid jobs. 经济和社会因素在很大程度上导致女性集中于低报酬工作。
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