by
adv
part
1 near 靠近: He stole the money when no one was by. 他趁旁邊無人時把錢偷走了.
He lives close/near by. 他住在附近.
2 past 經過: drive, go, run, walk, etc by 駛過; 經過; 跑過; 走過等
He hurried by without speaking to me. 他匆匆經過沒有跟我說話.
Excuse me, I can't get by. 勞駕, 請讓我過去.
Time goes by so quickly. 時間過得真快.
3 aside; in reserve 在旁邊; 保留
lay/put/set sth by 把某物擺[放/擱]在一邊
I always keep a bottle of wine by in case friends call round. 我平時總存著一瓶酒以備朋友來時喝.
4 (idm 習語) by and `by (dated 舊) before long; soon 不久; 馬上
They'll be arriving by and by. 他們不久就要到達. by the by/bye = by the way (way1). by and large => large.
?? 擴展釋義
*[bai]prep. 被, 經, 由, 在...之旁ad. 經過, 在近處相關詞組: by far... by and by by and large