Love and marriage are two intentions that go by separate and distinct roads.
爱情与婚姻是两股道上跑的车。
Don't go by that old map.
别参照那张旧地图。
Did you fly to New York or did you go by sea?
你去纽约是坐飞机的呢,还是乘船的?
Shall we go by plane or by train?
我们是乘火车还是乘飞机去?
Shall we walk or take a cab/go by cab?
咱们走着去呢, 还是坐计程车去?
📖 牛津释义
go by
(of time) pass; elapse (指时间)过去, 消逝
As time goes by my memory seems to get worse. 随著时间的流逝, 我的记忆力似乎越来越差.
The weeks went slowly by. 一星期一星期慢慢过去了. `go by sth
(a) be guided or directed by sth 遵照或依照某事物
I shall go entirely by what my solicitor says, ie I shall follow his advice. 我要完全按照律师的建议去做.
That's a good rule to go by. 那是要遵守的好规则.
(b) form an opinion or a judgement from sth (根据某事物)形成意见或做出判断
Have we enough evidence to go by? 我们有足以做出判断的证据吗?
It's not always wise to go by appearances. 根据表面现象看问题有时是不可取的.
If past experience is anything to go by, the plane will be late. 过去的经验要是还靠得住的话, 这飞机会晚点的.