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单词 go by
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go by

1. phrasal verb
If you say that time goes by, you mean that it passes.
My grandmother was becoming more and more sad and frail as the years went by. [VERB PARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If you go by something, you use it as a basis for a judgment or action.
If they prove that I was wrong, then I'll go by what they say. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
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go by in British English

verb (intransitive)
1. 
to pass
the cars went by
as the years go by we all get older
don't let those opportunities go by!
2. (preposition)
to be guided by
in the darkness we could only go by the stars
3. (preposition)
to use as a basis for forming an opinion or judgment
it's wise not to go only by appearances

go-by in British English

noun
slang
a deliberate snub or slight (esp in the phrase give (a person) the go-by)

go by in American English

1. 
to pass
2. 
to be guided or led by
3. 
to be known or referred to by
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go-by in American English

(ˈgoʊˌbaɪ)
noun
Informal
a passing by; esp., an intentional disregard or slight
chiefly in give (or get) the go-by to slight (or be slighted)

Examples of 'go by' in a sentence
go by

But real involvement still made me extremely nervous, if wanting to run away screaming was anything to go by.
Anita Anderson SOMEBODY (2002)
Not in a cloud of dust, but creeping up until I had to slacken speed or go by.
Wood, Ted SNOWJOB
We passed a house back from the road, and in the garden a woman stopped to watch us go by.
Stuart Harrison BETTER THAN THIS (2002)
He had been a fool to go by his father's rules, in his father's territory.
C.J. Cherryh HAMMERFALL (2001)

In other languages
go by

British English: go by /ɡəʊ baɪ/ VERB
If you say that time goes by, you mean that it passes.
I gradually forgot about him as the years went by.
  • American English: go by
  • Arabic: يـَمْضِي
  • Brazilian Portuguese: passar
  • Chinese: 依照
  • Croatian: prolaziti
  • Czech: plynout čas
  • Danish: gå
  • Dutch: voorbijgaan
  • European Spanish: pasar
  • Finnish: kulua
  • French: passer
  • German: vergehen
  • Greek: περνώ
  • Italian: passare
  • Japanese: 通過する
  • Korean: 지나가다
  • Norwegian: passere
  • Polish: minąć
  • European Portuguese: decorrer
  • Romanian: a trecedespre ani
  • Russian: проходить
  • Latin American Spanish: pasar
  • Swedish: förflyta
  • Thai: ผ่านไป
  • Turkish: geçmek
  • Ukrainian: минати
  • Vietnamese: trôi đi

Chinese translation of 'go by'

go by

vi

  1. [vehicle, years, time] 过(過)去 (guòqù)

vt fus

  1. [rule etc] 遵照 (zūnzhào)
See go

All related terms of 'go by'

to go by boat
乘船去 chéngchuán qù
to go by tram
乘有轨(軌)电(電)车(車)去 chéng yǒu guǐ diànchē qù
to go by the board
被忽略 bèi hūlüè
to go/travel by land
从(從)陆(陸)路去/陆(陸)路旅行 cóng lùlù qù/lùlù lǚxíng
I'd prefer to go by train
我宁(寧)愿(願)坐火车(車)去 wǒ nìngyuàn zuò huǒchē qù
shall we go by car or train?
我们(們)开(開)车(車)去还(還)是坐火车(車)去？ wǒmen kāichē qù háishì zuò huǒchē qù?
go without
( food, treats ) 没(沒)有 méiyǒu ...
go with
( combine well with : colours, clothes, foods ) 与(與) ... 协(協)调(調) yǔ ... xiétiáo
go up to
向 ... 走过(過)去 xiàng ... zǒuguòqù
go up
( rise : price, level, value ) 上涨(漲) shàngzhǎng
go under
( sink : ship, person ) 沉没(沒) chénmò
go towards
( money ) 作为(為) ... 的部分付款 zuòwéi ... de bùfen fùkuǎn
go together
( colours, clothes, foods ) 相配 xiāngpèi
go through with
( plan, crime ) 做到 zuòdào
go through
( place, town ) 路过(過) lùguò
go round
= go around
go over
过(過)去 guòqù
go out
( person ) 离(離)开(開) líkāi ( to party, club ) 出去消遣 chūqù xiāoqiǎn ▶ to go out of 离(離)开(開) líkāi ▶ are you going out tonight? 你今晚出去吗(嗎)？ nǐ jīnwǎn chūqù ma?
go on at
( nag ) 向 ... 唠(嘮)唠(嘮)叨叨 xiàng ... láolao-dāodao
go on about
对(對) ... 唠(嘮)唠(嘮)叨叨 duì ... láolao-dāodao
go on
( continue ) 继(繼)续(續) jìxù
go off with
( run away with : lover ) 同 ... 私奔 tóng ... sībēn
go off
( esp Brit : begin to dislike : person, place, idea etc ) 不再喜欢(歡) bù zài xǐhuan
go into
( enter : building, room ) 进(進)入 jìnrù
go in for
( competition ) 参(參)加 cānjiā
go in
( enter ) 进(進)去 jìnqù
go for
( fetch ) 去取 qù qǔ
go down
( fall : price, level, amount ) 下降 xiàjiàng
go back to
( activity, work, school ) 回到 huídào
go back on
( promise, agreement ) 背弃(棄) bèiqì
go back
( return ) 返回 fǎnhuí
go away
( leave ) 离(離)开(開) líkāi
go around
( circulate : news, rumour ) 传(傳)播 chuánbō
go along with
( agree with : plan, idea, decision ) 赞(贊)同 zàntóng
go along
去 qù
go ahead
( take place : event ) 发(發)生 fāshēng
go against
( be unfavourable to ) 不利于(於) bù lìyú
go after
( pursue : person ) 追赶(趕) zhuīgǎn
go about
( tackle ) 处(處)理 chǔlǐ
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to pass
My grandmother was becoming more and more frail as time went by.
Synonyms
pass
As the years passed, they grew discontented.
proceed
elapse
Forty-eight hours have elapsed since his arrest.
flow on
move onward
See go

Additional synonyms

in the sense of elapse
Definition
(of time) to pass by
Forty-eight hours have elapsed since his arrest.
Synonyms
pass,
go,
go by,
lapse,
pass by,
slip away,
roll on,
slip by,
roll by,
glide by

Nearby words of
go by

  • go bananas
  • go belly up
  • go bust
  • go by
  • go by something
  • go down
  • go down with something

Related terms of
go by

  • go by something

Synonyms of 'go by'

go by

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