| 复合形式： |
| by the book advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative (according to rules) | 照章办事地
zhào zhāng bàn shì de |
| | My boss likes to do things by the book. |
| by the dozen advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (12 at a time) | 按打计算
àn dǎ jì suàn |
| | Usually, I buy cookies by the dozen so I can share them with my friends. |
| by the end advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (before the final moment) | 在……结束时
zài jié shù shí |
| | | 到……末为止
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. |
| by the same token exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (similarly) | 同样
tóng yàng |
| | | 也
yě |
| by the side of preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (beside, next to) | 在…旁边
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| | Our fishing camp is built by the side of the lake. |
| by the time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (at some point before) | 到…时候为止
dào shí hòu wéi zhǐ |
| | 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. |
| by the way advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (incidentally) | 顺便说一句
shùn biàn shuō yí jù |
| | By the way, have you seen this before? |
Don't judge a book by the cover!,
don't judge a book by its cover interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | proverb (appearances can be deceptive) | 别以貌取人
bié yǐ mào qǔ rén |
| | She definitely looks trustworthy, but don't judge a book by its cover. |
| play by the rules viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | literal (sport: play fairly and legally) (本义) | 遵守比赛规则
zūn shǒu bǐ sài guī zé |
| | The problem with John is he doesn't play by the rules. |
| play by the rules viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | figurative (behave fairly) (比喻) | 遵守游戏规则
zūn shǒu yóu xì guī zé |
| | Some companies do not play by the rules, and try to get an unfair advantage over their competitors. |
| take the bull by the horns v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (tackle a task bravely) | 勇敢面对困难
yǒng gǎn miàn duì kùn nán |
| | | 不畏艰难险阻
bú wèi jiān nán xiǎn zǔ |
| | Matthew's going to take the bull by the horns tomorrow and ask Louise to marry him. |