| 词汇 | by the by |
| 释义 | by the by 主要翻译 by the by, by the bye adv (by the way)顺便提一下；顺便说一句What result, by the by, did you get in the exam? by the by, by the bye adj informal (incidental)次要的，附带的The choir's robes are by the by; it's their singing that we have come for. 复合形式： by the agency of [sb], through the agency of [sb] prep (because of [sb]'s actions)经...的介绍；通过...的方式 by the back door adv figurative, informal (by illegitimate means)走后门；通过不正当方式 by the book adv figurative (according to rules)照章办事地My boss likes to do things by the book. by the dozen adv (12 at a time)按打计算Usually, I buy cookies by the dozen so I can share them with my friends. by the end adv (before the final moment)在……结束时；到……末为止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。 do [sth] by the numbers v expr figurative (do [sth] conventionally, by the rules)按照规定程序；按常规的 by-the-numbers adj figurative (conventional, following rules)遵循常规的；循规蹈矩的 by the pound adv (weight: per imperial pound)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)同样；也 by the seat of your pants expr (without experience or knowledge)摸石头过河；摸索行事 by the side of [sth] expr (next to)在…旁边Our fishing camp is built by the side of the lake. by the skin of your teeth expr (only just, barely)勉强；侥幸 by the time adv (at some point before)到…时候为止；…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)顺便说一句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)别以貌取人She definitely looks trustworthy, but don't judge a book by its cover. fall by the wayside v expr figurative (be abandoned)半途而废；中途退出Generally, all of Imogen's projects fall by the wayside after a month or two; she gets bored too easily. give [sb] the go-by v expr informal (snub deliberately)故意不理睬；故意忽视 in the by-and-by expr (in the future)在未来 lead [sb] by the nose v expr figurative (control, steer to do [sth])牵着鼻子走；完全控制 lead [sb] by the nose v expr figurative (deceive)欺骗；蒙骗 saved by the bell adj figurative, informal (rescued at the last minute)在最后关头得救 take the bull by the horns v expr figurative (tackle a task bravely)勇敢面对困难；不畏艰难险阻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)名震四海；风靡全球；席卷全球 |
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