MEANING/意义
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to; by; from; cause; due to; reason; through; to follow; because of; it is for...to; to leave it (to sb) ; by (introduces passive verb)Type preposition/介词; verb/动词
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EXAMPLES/列句
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由...组成
be made up of...; be composed of... -
以....为由
to use... as an excuse
COMBINATIONS/组合
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由于
since; due to; because; owing to; thanks to; as a result of
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由于
due to; owing to; because of
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由此
thus; hereby; from here; from this
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由头
excuse; pretext
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由来
origin; reason; history
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由衷
sincere; heartfelt; from the bottom of one's heart
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理由
reason; justification
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自由
free; freedom; liberty
