【词组解析】
1. by all means 尽一切办法,务必
(1)Do it, by all means, but strictly on the quiet.
这件事一定要干, 不过要严守秘密。
(2)Try by all means to save the dying.
一定要尽力抢救那个垂危的病人。
2. by and by 不久,迟早
(1)By and by electricity will take the place of coal.
不久以后,电将取代煤。
(2)Summer vacation will come by and by.
暑假很快就要来到。
3. by chance 偶然,碰巧
(1)He works always by rule and line, never by chance or guess.
他一向办事精细, 从不靠运气或凭猜测。
(2)I got this book by chance at a second - hand bookshop.
我赶巧在一家旧书店里买到这本书。
4. by far 最,...得多
(1)He is by far the best player on the team.
他是该队最好的队员。
(2)This applicant is by far the better than that one.
这个申请者远比那一个好。
5. by hand 用手,用体力
(1)We received a typewritten letter with a note added by hand.
我们收到一封用打字机打出的信,附有手写的一张字条。
(2)The dish was made of silver, beaten out by hand.
这盘子是银制的, 是手工打造的。
拓展:at hand/in hand/on hand/by hand
at hand
在手边
I haven't my book at hand. 我的书不在手边。
即将到来
He believes that the great day is at hand.
他相信这个伟大的日子就要到来。
in hand
在手头的
I have enough data in hand.
我手上有足够的资料。
被控制住
The situation is now in hand.
局势已经控制住了。
在进行中
The printing of the book is now in hand.
这本书正在付印中。
on hand
在手头,在近处
There weren't enough snacks on hand for the party.
现有宴会的点心不够用。
We have nobody on hand to repair your car.
我们现在没有人能修你的车。
I always like to keep a certain amount of money on hand.
我总喜欢在手头备好一笔钱。
出席,在场
clasp sb. by the hand
紧握某人的手
He clasped his old friend by the hand. 他紧紧地握住老朋友的手。
【练习】
(1)Go ahead by all means.
(2)He'll come round by and by.
(3)I heard their talking by chance.
(4)This is better by far.
(5)He brought up the child by hand.