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to bring up children
build up 增长；积累
to build up one's strength 增强体力
But at sea the wind can build up giant, powerful waves.
但是在海上,风能形成巨大强劲的波浪。
Hard working conditions build up character. 艰苦的工作条件能磨练人的性格。
Promote physical culture and build up the people's health.发展体育运动,增强人民体质。
I'm very glad to see that your vocabulary is gradually building up.
看到你的词汇量在逐渐增长,我很高兴。
Many a large and important business has been built up from small beginnings.
burn down 烧毁；烧掉
The building was burnt down and only ashes were left.
burn out 烧光；熄灭；疲乏
The building was burnt out and only the walls remained.
You’ll burn yourself out if you work too hard.
burn up烧尽；烧旺
All the wood has been burnt up.
Put some more wood on the fire to make it burn up.
but for要是没有，要不是
But for my brother's help, I would not have finished.
要不是我兄弟的帮助，我是无法完成的。
注意：常+虚拟语气
by accident偶然；不小心
I met Jacob by accident in the cinema.
我偶然在电影院遇到了雅各布。
by all means尽一切办法；务必
by and by不久以后；不一会儿
He’ll come back by and by.
by and large 一般来说，大体上
By and large, your idea is a good one.
by far 得多；显然
He is by far the tallest among us.
His explanation is clear by far.
注意：主要用来修饰比较级，最高级，强调数量、程度等。
by hand用手；由专人送的；用体力
by itself自动地，单独地
The house stands by itself outside the village. 这幢房子孤单地坐落在村外。
by means of通过…手段；借助于，用
by mistake弄错，错误地
by no means 根本没有；一点也不
I am by no means pleased with this behavior.
by oneself单独地，独自地
by the way顺便说说；顺便提起
By the way, what happened to the money?
顺便问一句，那笔钱后来怎么样了？
by virtue of由于；因为
Though she isn’t British by birth, she’s a British citizen by virtue of her ma
rriage to an Englishmen.
by way of取道；用…方法，通过
by way of London 途经伦敦
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