The thieves were caught by the police.小偷们被警察逮住了。

He was killed by lightning.他死于雷击。

a painting by Picasso一幅毕加索的画

You can pay by credit card.你可以用信用卡付账。

I came by car.我开车来的。

We got here by train.我们是乘火车来的。

By saving hard, he was able to afford a holiday.通过努力存钱, 他终于有足够的钱度假了。

She is a nurse by profession.她的职业是护士。

Many wild flowers are protected by law.很多野花受法律保护。

It's a remarkable result by any standard.以任何标准来衡量, 这都是一个了不起的结果。

Never pick a rabbit up by its ears.拎兔子的时候千万不要抓耳朵。

Where's the bank?–It's just by the post office.银行在哪儿？——就在邮局旁边。

She sat by his bed.她坐在他的床边。

A car passed close by me.一辆车贴着我开了过去。

I called by her office, hoping to find her there.我顺道去了她的办公室, 希望能在那儿找到她。

We have to be there by 4 o'clock.我们得在4点之前到那儿。

By the time I got there it was too late.等到我到达那里的时候, 一切都太晚了。

Dinner will be ready by the time you get back.你们回来的时候晚餐将会准备好了。

by the metre按米计

by the hour按小时计

Staff are paid by the hour.向员工支付的是时薪。

Eggs are sold by the dozen.鸡蛋按打卖。

Multiply by 0.65 to get the price in US dollars.换算美元价格需乘以0.65。

24 divided by 8 is 3.24除以8得3。

Photos measure 130mm by 180mm.照片大小是130毫米乘180毫米。

Pay has been cut by one-third.薪水被削减了三分之一。

It's wider by a metre.宽增加了一米。

The bullet missed him by inches.子弹差几英寸就打中他了。

The crisis deepens almost by the hour.危机几乎每个小时都在加深。

Day by day his condition worsened.他的情况每况愈下。

Add the olive oil drop by drop.一滴一滴地加橄榄油。

We came by Dover.我们取道多佛来的。

It's 3 o'clock by my watch.我的表显示是3点钟。

That's fine by me.在我看来很好。

sitting by himself in a corner独自坐在角落里

I didn't know if I could raise a child by myself.我不知道自己是否能够独自养大一个孩子。

I did it all by myself.全是我自己做的。

She drove by in her new car.她开着新车驶过。

I'll drop by on my way home.我会在回家时顺路拜访。