得到; 经过; 从旁边走过; <美>来串门
ph.
1. He has just come by.
他刚走过去。
2. How did you come by this tool?
你怎么得到这件工具的？
租房
A：(Why don’t I/ May I/ Can I) come by your office tomorrow to sign the lease?
（我为何不/我可以/我能不能）明天顺路来你的办公室签约？
B：Yeah, all right.
可以，没问题。
Renting a house-(租房)
B：Hi, I’m Mary Smith.
你好，我是玛丽·史密斯。
A：Hello, I’m the landlord. John Taylor.
你好，我是房东约翰·泰勒。
B：Nice to meet you Mr. Taylor.
很高兴认识你，泰勒先生。
A：Please, call me John.
叫我约翰就好了。
B：O.K., John. Well, can I have a look at the place?
好的，约翰。那么，我可以看看了吗？
A：Sure. Come on it. We just finished rebuilding everything.
当然。跟我来。我们刚刚将其重建。
B：Oh, it hasn’t been painted yet.
哦，还没有粉刷。
A：No, we’re going to get that done next week.
还没有，下个星期我们会粉刷完。
B：Well. It’s certainly nice. You’ve done a great job.
哦，不错。你们做得真不错。
A：Thank you.
谢谢。
B：The rent is $600 a month?
租金是每个月600元吗？
A：That’s right.
对。
B：Well, I think I’ll take it. Can I write you a check for the security deposit now? $1200?
好的，我想我会租下的。现在写张支票交押金好吗？是1200元？
A：Yeah. But why don’t you come by your office tomorrow to sign the lease?
是，你为何不明天顺道来你的办公室签下合约？
B：That would be fine.
这样也好。
A：Thank you. See you tomorrow.
谢谢你。明天见。
B：See you.
再见。
Jogging-(慢跑)
B：Hey, Tom, what to go for a run?
嘿，汤姆，去跑跑步怎么样？
A：No thanks. I like to run in the morning. I ran a couple of miles when I woke up today.
不了，谢谢你。我喜欢在早上跑步。今天起床后我跑了几英里。
B：I try to do that, but I can’t get up early enough.
我也试图这样做，可是起得不够早。
A：I couldn’t either at first, but you get used to it.
一开始我也不行，可是慢慢会习惯的。
B：It’s so hot at lunchtime; I’d rather run in the morning.
中午的时候太热了，我也宁愿早上跑步。
A：Well, why don’t you come tomorrow? I’ll stop by your house on my way out.
那么，你为什么不明天来呢？我出来的时候顺便经过你家。
B：I could try, but I can’t say for sure if I’ll get up in time. What time do you want to go?
我会尽力，但是不能保证一定可以准时起床。你想几点钟去？
A：I’ll give you a call around 6:00 and stop by around 6:30.
六点的时候我给你打个电话，大约6点半的时候我经过你这儿。
B：O.K., maybe if I have someone to go with, I’ll be able to get up in time for a jog.
好的，或许如果有个伴的话，我可以按时起床跑跑步。
A：Great, I’ll see you then.
好的，到时见。
B：See you.
再见。
1. 从旁走过;得到：come before 在...之前来 | come by 从旁走过;得到 | come down 败落
2. 获得：come across 碰见 | come by 获得 | come down with 因...病倒
3. (走)过来：14.in time 及时 | 15.come by (走)过来 | 16.give sb a ride 让某人搭车
4. 参观,访问,拜访：come along 进展; 一块来去 | come by 参观,访问,拜访 | come in 进来,到达,起作用
1. come by的近义词
1. 弄到;得到
To come by something means to obtain it or find it.
e.g. How did you come by that cheque?...
你是怎么弄到那张支票的？
e.g. In rural France, English language magazines are rather hard to come by.
在法国乡村，很难找到英语杂志。
1. It would be wrong to believe that people behind the project could be ignorant enough to have come up with the title by accident.
2. This shows that the authorities should take the initiative to carry out supervision rather than wait for such matters to come to attention by accident.
3. By all means, more and more people in China have come to realize the significance of participatory democracy.
4. Police said the two men had come to a police station by appointment as part of the investigation.
5. The source said that confirmation of Leonardo's appointment would come by the end of the week.
6. The friendly atmosphere has not come about entirely by chance, however.
7. At night I come, by day I'm lost but not really gone.
8. Building constructions are easier to come by than the design of welfare institutions.
9. But by hook or by crook, we have managed to get her to come to Hong Kong.
10. Now that autumn has come, egrets should have by name migrated southward.
verb
1. obtain, especially accidentally
Synonym: come into
2. come by的近义词
2. visit informally and spontaneously
e.g. We frequently drop by the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee