by英语单词,名词、副词、形容词、介词,后面长跟地点名词、时间名词、数量词、身体部位名词或衣服名词。
1.by+地点名词。表方位,意为:“在...旁边”。
如:Some people are drawing by (beside)the lake.一些人在湖边画画
2.by+时间名词。意为:“到…时(已发生某事)。
如:Can you finish the work by five o'clock?你五点钟前能完成工作吗?
3.by+名词。可用来表方法、方式、手段等。
如:I could tell by the look on her face that something terrible had happened.从她的脸色我可以看出,发生了可怕的事情。
4.by+数量词。表升降、增减的程度。
如:The bullet missed him by two inches.子弹只差两英寸就击中他了。
5.by+身体部位名词或衣服名词。表示被抓住身体/衣物的某一部分,常与动词catch/take/hold/grab等连用。
如:The policeman caught the thief by the arm.警察抓住了小偷的胳膊。