by
🇺🇸
/baɪ/
🇬🇧
/baɪ/
preposition
A1
the method or way something is done
Turn on the light by flipping the switch.
通過翻動開關打開燈。
A1
in close proximity to something
The chair is by the table.
椅子在桌子旁邊。
A1
the agent in a passive sentence
The package was sent by my friend.
包裹是我的朋友寄的。
A1
before a certain time
I will be there by 5 o'clock.
我會在五點前到那裡。
A2
as a result of
She resigned by mistake.
她誤辭職了。
A2
indicating the extent or degree of something
The room is different by a few inches.
房間的尺寸相差幾英吋。
A2
during a certain period
We survived by candlelight during the power outage.
在停電期間，我們靠燭光生存。
A2
according to
The law states this by its terms.
法律用其術語規定了這一點。
B1
past a point
She walked by me in silence.
她默默地走過我身邊。
B2
indicating the part of the body
He grabbed me by the arm.
他抓住了我的胳膊。
B2
for the purpose of measuring
The fabric is sold by the yard.
這種布按碼出售。
B2
at a certain rate
The cars passed by two at a time.
汽車每次兩輛通過。
B2
indicating dimensions
The room is 10 feet by 20 feet.
房間是10英尺乘20英尺。
B2
in the operation of multiplication
Four by three equals twelve.
四乘三等於十二。
R
providing additional information
He is known by many names.
他有很多名字。
R
in the name of
I swear by the sacred truth.
我以神聖的真理發誓。
adverb
B1
indicating past
He walked by while I was reading.
我在讀書時，他從我身邊走過。
R
for future use
She has saved some money by for emergencies.
她存了一些錢以備不時之需。
R
to pay a short visit
I'll just drop by to say hello.
我只是順便過來打個招呼。
translation
通過, 在...旁邊, 被, 在...之前, 由於, 相差, 在...期間, 根據, 經過, 抓住, 按, 乘, 乘以, 順便說, 以...名義
過去, 備用, 拜訪