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by

Word family 
by1 /baɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 prepositionprep   → buy, bye
1  XXwho/what does STH 由谁/什么做某事 used especially with a passive verb to say who or what does something or makes something happen 被，由〔尤与被动语态动词连用〕
 I was attacked by a dog.
我被一条狗袭击。
 a church designed by the famous architect, Sir Christopher Wren
著名建筑师克里斯托弗·雷恩爵士设计的一座教堂
 We are all alarmed by the rise in violent crime.
我们都对暴力罪案的增加感到忧虑。
 interference by the state in the affairs of the Church
国家对教会事务的干预
 his appointment by the BBC as a producer
英国广播公司委任他为制片人
2  WAY/METHODmeans/method 方式/方法 used to say what means or method someone uses to do something 通过，使用
 You can reserve the tickets by phone.
你可以通过电话订票。
 Send it by airmail.
用航空邮件把它寄走。
 Some customers prefer to pay by cheque.
有些客户喜欢用支票支付。
by car/train/bus/taxi etc
 They travelled to Chicago by train.
他们乘火车去芝加哥。
by air/sea/land/road/rail etc
 All supplies are transported by air.
补给品全部空运。
by doing something
 She earns her living by selling insurance.
她以推销保险为生。
 He was taken from his home by force.
他被人从家里强行带走。
3  XXroad/door 道路/门 used to say which road, entrance, door etc someone uses to get to a place 经由〔…路、入口、门等〕
 They came in by the back door.
他们从后门进来。
 It’s quicker to go by the country route.
走乡村小路更快。
4  XXtaking hold 抓住 used to say which part of an object or of a person’s body someone takes hold of 抓着〔物体或身体的某个部位〕
 He took Elaine by the arm and led her across the road.
他搀着伊莱恩的胳膊，领她过马路。
 She grabbed the hammer by the handle.
她抓着锤子的柄。
5  COME FROM/ORIGINATEwriter/composer etc 作家/作曲家等 used to give the name of someone who wrote a book, produced a film, wrote a piece of music etc 由…所作
 the ‘New World symphony’ by Dvorak
德沃夏克所作的《新世界交响曲》
 a short story by Charles Dickens
查尔斯·狄更斯写的一个短篇小说
 Who’s it by?
这是谁的作品？
6  NEXT TObeside 在旁边 beside or near something 靠近，在…旁边
 She stood by the window.
她站在窗边。
 Jane went and sat by Patrick.
简走过去坐在帕特里克身旁。
7  NEXT TOpast 经过 past someone or something without stopping 经过
8  BEFOREbefore 在…之前 before or not later than a particular time 在…之前，不迟于
9  DEPEND/IT DEPENDSaccording to 根据 according to a particular rule, method, or way of doing things 按照，依据
10  XXchange/difference 变化/差异 used to say how great a change or difference is 〔用于表示变化或差异的程度〕
11  SIZEmeasurements 尺寸 used to give the measurements of a room, container etc 乘〔用于表示房间、容器等的大小〕
12  XXquantity 数量 used to show what unit of measurement or quantity is involved in selling, paying for, producing etc something 按，以〔用于表示量度单位〕
13  XXgradual change 逐渐的变化 used to say that something happens gradually 〔用于表示某事渐渐发生〕
14  XXquick change 迅速的变化 used to say that something or someone is quickly becoming worse, better etc 〔用于表示某事物或某人迅速地变坏、变好等〕
15  DURINGlight 光线 used to say that something happens in a particular kind of light 借着〔某种光线〕
16  by day/night DURINGduring the day or the night 在日间/在夜间
Examples from the Corpus
by day/night• Very often bream have remarkably fixed movements and follow the same watery paths day by day.• As the war proceeded, however, several started operating by night and with all the lights blacked out.• He slept more than any other president, whether by day or by night.• Look at the teamster on the highway, wending to market by day or night; does any divinity stir within him?• On the Earth there is regularly more evaporation - effusions of water vapour from the surface - by day than by night.• At my home in Tucson, summer days that reach I1O0F may be followed by nights that drop to 700F.• The legend concerns three builders of a castle who found that the work they did by day was undone by night.
17  XXjob/nature etc 工作/性质等 used when you are giving information about someone’s character, job, origin etc 〔用于说明某人的性格、工作、出身等〕
18  VISITvisiting 拜访 in order to visit a person or place for a short time 在…停留
19  (all) by yourself 
Examples from the Corpus
(all) by yourself• Dave spent Christmas all by himself.• Stanford... well, Stanford is in a class by itself.• Do you think you can move the couch by yourself?• Katherine made the cookies all by herself.• Our car was half full, and we were assigned to a row by ourselves.• She'd managed that all by herself.• He came at once, by himself, as she had asked.• The land by itself could not support the population.• You can't go home by yourself in the dark.• Similarly, Spong believes that homosexuality, by itself, is not a sin.• One proposal by itself was anathema; the two together were poison.
20  COUNT/CALCULATEmultiplying/dividing 乘/除 used between two numbers when talking about multiplying or dividing 乘以；除以
21  XXemphasis 强调 used when expressing strong feelings or making serious promises 对…发誓〔表示强烈的情感或庄严的承诺〕
22  BABY/HAVE A BABYfather 父亲 if a woman has children by a particular man, that man is the children’s father 与〔某男子〕所生
23  by the by spokenMENTION used when mentioning something that may be interesting but is not particularly important 顺便说一下
Examples from the Corpus
by the by• By the by, John might come over tonight.• But that's by the by.
 USAGE: By, with
By is used, especially after passive verbs, to say who or what does something: by 尤用于被动语态动词之后，表示何人或何物做了某事
The article was written by a university professor.
这篇文章是一位大学教授写的。
She was hit by a truck.
她被卡车撞了。
With is used after verbs that describe a state rather than an action: with 用于描述状态而不是行为的动词之后
The books were covered with dust.
这些书上满是灰尘。
Her house is always filled with music.
她家中总是充满了音乐声。
✗Don't say:
covered by dust | filled by music
By is used to say what means or method someone uses to do something: by 用于表示某人采用何种方式或方法来做某事
He replied by email.
他用电子邮件回复了。
With is used to say what tool is used to do something: with 用于说明使用何种工具来做某事
Clean the surface thoroughly with a wire brush.
用钢丝刷把表面彻底清洗一下。
✗Don't say: by a wire brush
Examples from the Corpus
by• I was overcharged by $3.• I'll be home by 6.30, I promise.• By 9.00, most of the guests had arrived.• I'll be home by 9:30.• Jim was bitten by a dog.• Colette is French by birth.• Please try to have this done by Friday.• By God, we actually did it!• Ann has two children by her ex-husband.• I go by John's place on my way to work; I can pick him up.• By law, cars cannot pass a school bus while it is stopped.• It's fine by me if you want to go.• He walked by me without saying hello.• "Hamlet" was written by Shakespeare.• Doris came in by the back door.• I picked the pot up by the handle.• Most restaurant workers are paid by the hour.• Everyone is worried by the rise in violent crime.• I saw him standing by the window.• Profits were $6 million, but by their standards this is low.
by doing something• Caroline earns extra money by babysitting.
by far• In the tropics, for example, malaria is by far a bigger killer.• Worse by far, he thought Freud was talking about structures rather than processes.• Chain superstores are crowded, yet the fastest-growing sales sector by far is on the Internet.• Reading was by far my favorite activity as a child.• But the most dramatic by far of the failures of deregulation involved the savings and loans.• I felt that until Colin Cameron was sent off we were by far the better side.• Low turnout may benefit Buchanan, whose fervent backers are by far the most committed.• This final stretch, a 4,000-foot ascent over 13 winding miles, is by far the most daunting.• Half of the people were in California, by far the most populous and modern of the western states.
by2 ●●● S1 W1 adverbadv  
1  PASS/GO PASTpast someone or something 〔由旁边〕经过
2  used to say that time passes 〔时间〕过去
3  NEXT TObeside or near someone or something 在旁边，在附近
4 visiting 拜访 VISITin order to visit a person or place for a short time 短暂访问
5  by and large used when making a general statement 大体上，一般地说，总的说来
Examples from the Corpus
by and large• Society seems bitter turmoil, by and large.• You know, opposites of each other by and large.• The reproducible arts of photography and printmaking still remain, by and large, categorised as lesser arts.• Also, he worked, by and large, in second-rank bands.• Hodgkin, by and large, just looks as if he's strayed in here and is making lots of noise.• By and large, most of the people in the town work at the factory.• But the truth was that, by and large, the research university focuses its collective intelligence on other matters.• And by and large, they do a fine job.• But as valuable as animals are, they have a serious drawback: by and large, they hate alcohol.
6  by and by SOON old use soon 不久，很快
Examples from the Corpus
by and by• I was promised the pie in the sky by and by.• It will come all the easier to like him by and by when we are all together.
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by• I lay on the grass and watched the clouds floating by.• As we talk, Dolph Lundgren waddles by.• Three hours went by before we heard any news.• The weedy water slid by between him and the shoals and ledges.• One or two cars went by, but nobody stopped.• As Ahab and the crew pass it by from day to day they ponder its meaning.• There are lots of spots close together around the city centre, then many more close by in a car.• One woman reported seeing a man go by on a motorcycle.• A high school couple walked by, talking ofJesus.
by-, bye- /baɪ/ prefix 
XXless important 较不重要的
 a by-product (=something made in addition to the main product)
副产品
 a by-election (=one held between regular elections)
补缺选举
Examples from the Corpus
by-• a byproduct
Origin by-
by
 by1
Old English be, bi
by1 prepositionprep
→10-23

→USAGE1by2 adverbadvby- prefix
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BNC: 20 COCA: 30
BNC: 20 COCA: 30
BNC: 20 COCA: 30

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