get by   (TTS發音)

1. pass 通過

    I moved aside to let him get by. 我讓到一旁讓他過去。

    A lorry blocked the pathway， so that we couldn't get by. 一輛卡車把路堵了，我們過不去。

    Please move to the right so he can get by. 請向右移一下，以便讓他過去。

2. succeed by a very narrow margin；reach a standard that is acceptable but not very good 勉強及格；勉強通過或達到標準

    I didn't do too well on the examination，but I think I'll get by. 我考的不太好，但我想我會勉強及格。

    Your work will get by，but try to improve it. 你的工作勉強達到標準，但要爭取做得更好些。

3. not to be caught and scolded or punished 躲過；避開

    How can we get by that guard at the door？ 我們怎樣才能躲過門口的衛兵呢？

    The boy got by without answering the teacher's question because a visitor came in. 這位學生沒有回答老師的問題，但因為有客來訪，所以沒有受到批評。

4. make ends meet 勉強生存She gets by on a remarkably small income. 她靠著微薄的收入過活。

    He once got by on hunting. 他曾一度靠打獵勉強維持生活。

5. be tolerable；be passable 受得了；過得去

    This work will get by， but that's all. 這活還能對付得過去，可也就如此了。

    The business has fallen off，but we manage to get by somehow. 生意蕭條了，可我們還是設法勉強過下去。