Love and marriage are two intentions that go by separate and distinct roads.
愛情與婚姻是兩股道上跑的車。
Don't go by that old map.
別參照那張舊地圖。
Did you fly to New York or did you go by sea?
你去紐約是坐飛機的呢,還是乘船的?
Shall we go by plane or by train?
我們是乘火車還是乘飛機去?
Shall we walk or take a cab/go by cab?
咱們走著去呢, 還是坐計程車去?
?? 牛津釋義
go by
(of time) pass; elapse (指時間)過去, 消逝
As time goes by my memory seems to get worse. 隨著時間的流逝, 我的記憶力似乎越來越差.
The weeks went slowly by. 一星期一星期慢慢過去了. `go by sth
(a) be guided or directed by sth 遵照或依照某事物
I shall go entirely by what my solicitor says, ie I shall follow his advice. 我要完全按照律師的建議去做.
That's a good rule to go by. 那是要遵守的好規則.
(b) form an opinion or a judgement from sth (根據某事物)形成意見或做出判斷
Have we enough evidence to go by? 我們有足以做出判斷的證據嗎?
It's not always wise to go by appearances. 根據表面現象看問題有時是不可取的.
If past experience is anything to go by, the plane will be late. 過去的經驗要是還靠得住的話, 這飛機會晚點的.