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KK [baɪ] /baɪ/

介系詞

1
被、由用於被動語態，表動作者
The window was broken by a stray baseball.
窗戶被亂飛的棒球打破了。
2
藉由、透過、用
She improved her Chinese by watching local dramas every night.
她每晚透過看本地連續劇來提升中文。
3
搭、乘表交通方式
We traveled by train along the eastern coast.
我們搭火車沿著東海岸旅行。
4
在……之前、不遲於
Please submit the final report by Friday afternoon.
請在星期五下午前送交最終報告。
5
在……旁邊、靠近
He sat by the window and read quietly all morning.
他整個早上都坐在窗邊安靜地看書。
6
經過、路過
She walked by the bakery without even slowing down.
她經過那家麵包店，連腳步都沒放慢。
7
依照、按照
By law, every employee must receive a written contract.
依法，每位員工都必須拿到書面合約。
8
差、以……之差
Our team lost the final game by just two points.
我們隊以兩分之差輸掉最後一場比賽。
9
乘表尺寸
The kitchen measures four meters by five meters.
廚房是四公尺乘五公尺。
10
按、以……計表計價或計量單位
The temporary workers are paid by the hour.
這些臨時工按時計酬。
11
逐、一個接一個用於重複的名詞之間
The audience left the hall row by row.
觀眾一排一排地離開大廳。
12
抓住……的表抓握的部位
He grabbed me by the wrist and pulled me back.
他抓住我的手腕，把我拉了回來。
13
在……期間用於 by day、by night 等
She works in an office by day and paints by night.
她白天在辦公室上班，晚上畫畫。

副詞

1
經過、過去
A police car sped by without stopping.
一輛警車飛快地駛過，沒有停下來。
2
在附近、在一旁
The pharmacy is close by, just around the corner.
藥局就在附近，轉個彎就到。