| 单词 | by the by |
| 释义 | by the by by the by, by the bye adv: (by the way) SC 顺便提一下 SC 顺便说一句 shùn biàn shuō yí jù What result, by the by, did you get in the exam? by the by, by the bye adj: informal (incidental) SC 次要的，附带的 cì yào de ，fù dài de The choir's robes are by the by; it's their singing that we have come for. by the book adv: figurative (according to rules) SC 照章办事地 zhào zhāng bàn shì de My boss likes to do things by the book. by the dozen adv: (12 at a time) SC 按打计算 àn dǎ jì suàn TC 按打計算 Usually, I buy cookies by the dozen so I can share them with my friends. by the end adv: (before the final moment) SC 在……结束时 zài jié shù shí SC 到……末为止 zài jié shù shí，dào mò wéi zhǐ By the end of the first chapter, I could guess the solution to the mystery. I'm usually exhausted by the end of the day. 在第一章结束的时候，我就能猜到谜底了。我常常在一天结束时精疲力尽。 by the pound adv: (weight: per imperial pound) SC 以磅计，按磅计算 It is more expensive to buy apples individually than by the pound. by the same token expr: (similarly) SC 同样 tóng yàng TC 同樣 SC 也 tóng yàng，yě TC 也 by the seat of your pants expr: (without experience or knowledge) SC 摸石头过河 SC 摸索行事 by the side of [sth] expr: (next to) SC 在…旁边 TC 在…旁邊 Our fishing camp is built by the side of the lake. by the skin of your teeth expr: (only just, barely) SC 勉强 miǎn qiǎng TC 勉強 SC 侥幸 miǎn qiǎng ，jiǎo xìng by the time adv: (at some point before) SC 到…时候为止 dào shí hòu wéi zhǐ SC …之前 You better have your chores done by the time I get home or you're in big trouble. The traffic was so bad that by the time I got to the office I was 20 minutes late. 交通太拥挤了，我到达办公室的时候已经迟到20分钟了。 你最好在我回家之前把家务做完，不然你麻烦就大了。 by the way expr: (incidentally) SC 顺便说一句 shùn biàn shuō yí jù By the way, have you seen this before? 顺便说一句，你之前见过这个东西么？ don't judge a book by the cover, don't judge a book by its cover interj: proverb (appearances can be deceptive) SC 别以貌取人 bié yǐ mào qǔ rén She definitely looks trustworthy, but don't judge a book by its cover. fall by the wayside v expr: figurative (be abandoned) SC 半途而废 SC 中途退出 Generally, all of Imogen's projects fall by the wayside after a month or two; she gets bored too easily. saved by the bell adj: figurative, informal (rescued at the last minute) SC 在最后关头得救 take the bull by the horns v expr: figurative (tackle a task bravely) SC 勇敢面对困难 yǒng gǎn miàn duì kùn nán SC 不畏艰难险阻 yǒng gǎn miàn duì kùn nán ，bú wèi jiān nán xiǎn zǔ Matthew's going to take the bull by the horns tomorrow and ask Louise to marry him. take the world by storm v expr: figurative (be a sudden success) SC 名震四海 SC 风靡全球 SC 席卷全球 |
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