第12章 B(5)

change [t?e?nd?] n.零钱

常用英语短语

by chance 偶然，碰巧

常用口语句子

I met her quite by chance.

我遇见她完全是偶然的。

I got this job completely by chance.

我得到这份工作纯属偶然。

I got this book by chance at a second-hand bookshop.

我赶巧在一家二手书店里买到这本书。

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by far 最，……得多；显然

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It is quicker by far to go by train.

乘火车要快得多。

She is the best by far.She is by far the best.

她显然是最好的。

It was by far the worst speech he had ever made.

这是他迄今发表过的最差的演讲。

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by hand 用手，用体力；由传递者（非经邮局）常用口语句子

We had to wash our clothes by hand.

我们不得不手洗衣服。

All their toys are made by hand.

他们所有的玩具都是手工制作的。

The note was delivered by hand.

这封短信经由专人送交。

deliver [d?'l?v?(r)]v.递送，传送

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by heart 背诵，记住

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The boy learned the poem by heart.

这男孩背下了这首诗。

Actors have to learn their lines by heart.

演员们得记住他们的台词。

After a few days of phoning Stephanie，he knew her number by heart.

给史蒂芬妮打了几天电话后，他记住了她的号码。

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by itself 自动地，独自地

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The machine will start by itself in a few seconds.

机器在几秒钟后会自动开启。

How did the door open by itself？

门怎么自己开了？

Will the dog be safe left in the car by itself？

把这只狗独自留在车上安全吗？

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by means of 用……，依靠……

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They succeeded by means of hard working.

她们依靠努力工作而获得成功。

She tried to explain by means of sign language.

他尽量通过符号语言来解释。

The load was lifted by means of a crane.

这重物通过起重机来抬。

sign language 符号语言

crane [kre?n] n.起重机

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by mistake 错误地，无意地

常用口语句子

I took your bag instead of mine by mistake.

我错拿了你的手提包，还以为是我的呢。

He locked himself out by mistake.

他不小心把自己关在门外了。

Tom must have taken your dictionary by mistake.

汤姆一定是弄错了才拿了你的字典。

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by any means 无论如何，总而言之

by no means 决不，并没有

常用口语句子

She's not a bad kid，by any means.

她绝不是一个坏孩子。

This is by no means the first time you have been late.

这绝不是你第一次迟到了。

She is by no means an inexperienced teacher.

她绝不是一位没有经验的老师。

inexperienced [，?n?k'sp??ri?ntst]

adj.缺乏经验的

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by oneself 单独地，独自地

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One should do it by oneself.

一个人该自己做此事。

One should learn to deal with one'sproblems by oneself.

每个人应该学会自己独立解决问题。

Living by oneself is very lonely.

独自一个人生活很孤单。

lonely ['l??nli] adj.孤寂的，寂寞的

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by reason of 由于

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He was excused by reason of his age.

他因年高而获得原谅。

The meeting was cancelled by reason of his illness.

因为他生病，会议取消了。

We succeeded by reason of good organization.

因为组织得好，我们成功了。

cancel ['k?nsl] v.取消

organization [，??g?na?'ze??n] n.组织

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by the way 顺便问/说一句

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Oh，by the way，there is a telephone message for you.

噢，对了，有你一个电话留言。

What did you say your name was，by theway？

顺便问一句，您说您的名字叫什么来着？

By the way，have you seen my keys anywhere？

顺便问一句，你在哪里看到过我的钥匙吗？

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by virtue of 借助，由于

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He got the job by virtue of his ability.

他凭借自己的能力获得了那份工作。

He passed the examination by virtue of hardwork.

由于努力工作，他通过了考试。

She succeeded by virtue of her tenacity rather than her talent.

她成功是通过坚持而不是天赋。

tenacity [t?'n?s?ti] n.坚持

rather than 不是……而是

talent ['t?l?nt] n.才能，才干，天才

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by way of 经由，途经；通过……方法；作为，当做

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They are travelling to France by way of London.

他们经伦敦去法国。

What are you thinking of doing by way of a holiday this year？

今年的假期你打算怎么过？

Let's eat out tonight，by way of a change.

咱们今天晚上到外面去吃饭吧，当做换换口味。