go by phrasal verbphr v a) PASS/TIME PASSINGif time goes by, it passes 〔时间〕过去 Things will get easier as time goes by. 随着时间过去,情况会好起来的。
as the days/weeks/years go by As the weeks went by, I became more and more worried. 一周又一周过去了,我越来越担心。
hardly a day/week/month etc goes by Hardly a week goes by without some food scare being reported in the media. 媒体上几乎每个星期都有食物恐慌的报道。
in days/times/years etc gone by (=in the past) 在过去的日子里/岁月里/年月里等 These herbs would have been grown for medicinal purposes in days gone by. 以前这些香草可能是当作药材来种的。
b) go by something to form an opinion about someone or something from the information or experience that you have 根据某事作判断 You can’t always go by appearances. 你不能总是以貌取人。
If his past plays are anything to go by, this should be a play worth watching. 照他以往的剧作来看,这出戏应该是值得一看的。
c) go by somethingUSE something to do things according to a set of rules or laws 遵照某事,遵循某事 Only a fool goes by the rules all the time. 只有傻瓜才会什么时候都循规蹈矩的。
There was no doubt that the referee had gone by the book (=had obeyed all the rules). 毫无疑问,裁判员是严格按照比赛规则来判的。
→ go by the board at board1(8), → go by the name of something at name1(1) go by• Several cars went by very quickly.
If ... are anything to go by• Indeed, the colour of your breeches is very important, at least, if the rules are anything to go by.• In fact if the books are anything to go by then he is doing everything wrong.