The thieves were caught by the police.小偷们被警察逮住了。

He was killed by lightning.他死于雷击。

You can pay by credit card.你可以用信用卡付账。

I came by car.我开车来的。

We got here by train.我们是乘火车来的。

By saving hard, he was able to afford a holiday.通过努力存钱, 他终于有足够的钱度假了。

Never pick a rabbit up by its ears.拎兔子的时候千万不要抓耳朵。

Where's the bank?–It's just by the post office.银行在哪儿？——就在邮局旁边。

She sat by his bed.她坐在他的床边。

A car passed close by me.一辆车贴着我开了过去。

I called by her office, hoping to find her there.我顺道去了她的办公室, 希望能在那儿找到她。

We have to be there by 4 o'clock.我们得在4点之前到那儿。

Multiply by 0.65 to get the price in US dollars.换算美元价格需乘以0.65。

24 divided by 8 is 3.24除以8得3。

Pay has been cut by one-third.薪水被削减了三分之一。

It's wider by a metre.宽增加了一米。

The bullet missed him by inches.子弹差几英寸就打中他了。

The crisis deepens almost by the hour.危机几乎每个小时都在加深。

Add the olive oil drop by drop.一滴一滴地加橄榄油。

We came by Dover.我们取道多佛来的。

It's 3 o'clock by my watch.我的表显示是3点钟。

That's fine by me.在我看来很好。

sitting by himself in a corner独自坐在角落里

I didn't know if I could raise a child by myself.我不知道自己是否能够独自养大一个孩子。