by

副词 by:

1. so as to pass a given point
   同义词：past
2. in reserve; not for immediate use
   同义词：aside, away

1. It is fun eating by stealth without being found.
   偷吃而不被人发现很有趣。
2. He sent me a package by post.
   他邮寄给我一个包裹。
3. You must be back by four o'clock.
   你务必在4点前回来。
4. The house by the lake is a restaurant.
   湖边的那座房子是家饭店。
5. He hurried by and disappeared in the wood.
   他匆匆走过去，消失在森林里。

by

prep.（介词）
Close to; next to:
接近；靠近：
例句：
the window by the door.
靠近门的窗户

With the use or help of; through:
借助于；通过：
例句：
We came by the back road.
我们从后面的小路而来

Up to and beyond; past:
超过：超出和在前面；超出：
例句：
We drove by the house.
我们驶过了这所房屋

In the period of; during:
在…期间；在…中间：
例句：
sleeping by day.
在白天睡觉

Not later than:
不迟于：
例句：
by 5:30p.m.
不迟于下午 5:30

In the amount of:
以…计的：
例句：
letters by the thousands.
数以千计的信件

To the extent of:
达到…程度：
例句：
shorter by two inches.
短了两英寸

According to:
按照，根据：
例句：
played by the rules.
按规则比赛

With respect to:
相关，就…来说：
例句：
siblings by blood.
嫡系亲属

In the name of:
以…的名义：
例句：
swore by the Bible to tell the truth.
对圣经发誓说真话

Through the agency or action of:
被：通过某种行为或动作：
例句：
was killed by a bullet.
被子弹击毙

Used to indicate a succession of specified individuals, groups, or quantities:
一个一个地：用于表示一系列的特定个体、组或数量：
例句：
One by one they left. They were persuaded little by little.
他们一个接一个地离去了。他们渐渐被说服了

Used in multiplication and division:
乘，除：用于乘法和除法：
例句：
Multiply 4 by ' to get 24.
4乘'得24

Used with measurements:
用于度量：
例句：
a room 2 by 8 feet.
2英尺宽，8英尺长的房间

Used to express direction with points of the compass:
用于表示某一范围内的方位：
例句：
south by southeast.
东南偏南

adv.（副词）
On hand; nearby:
旁边：手边；就近的：
例句：
Stand by.
站在旁边

Aside; away:
一边；搁置：
例句：
We put it by for later.
我们把它放置一边，以后再说

Up to, alongside, and past:
超出，沿着，过去：
例句：
The car raced by.
汽车奔驰而过

Into the past:
流逝：
例句：
as years go by.
随着年月流逝

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English bo, be * see ambhi
源自 古英语 bo, be *参见 ambhi

by
by 2

n.（名词）
Variant of bye
bye的变体