Alex_han
how to use "by"
I can understand "by the river" but how people live "by the desert"? the "by" has the same meaning here?
2017年2月28日 10:55
解答 · 2
1
'By' in this sense means 'next to' or 'close to'.
If someone lives by the desert, it would mean that they live close to the edge of a desert. I don't see a problem with this expression.
2017年2月28日
1
"by the desert" sounds weird. We'd usually say "in the desert".
2017年2月28日
還沒找到你要的答案嗎？
寫下你的問題，讓母語者來幫助你！
