By all means 用法

By all means 用法

请看一道试题：

—May I borrow your dictionary?

—__________. Here you are.

A. By all means     B. By no means      C. By the way        D. By this means

▲此题应选A。By all means. 主要有两种用法。如：

1. 表示同意或许可，意为：可以; 没问题。如。如：

—Can I sit here? 我可以坐这儿吗?

—Yes, by all means. 可以，请坐。

2. 表示请求或意愿，意为：一定要; 务必。如。如：

Come to the party by all means. 务必来参加晚会。

By all means tell him the news. 务请把这个消息告诉他。

▲选项B(By no means)主要用来表示否定(语气较强)，意为：当然不行；绝不是。如。如：

—Can I go out like this? 我可以这样出去吗?

—By no means. 绝不可以。

—You haven’t lost heart, then? 那么你还没有灰心?

—By no means. 绝对没有。

▲选项C(By the way)主要表示说话人要转入一个新话题，意为：顺便说说; 顺便问一下。如。如：

By the way I have something to tell you. 我顺便有些事要告诉你。

Oh, by the way, where does the man live? 哦，顺便问一下，这个人住在什么地方?

▲选项D(By this means)意为“用这种办法或方式”。如：

Only by this means can you do it well. 只有用这种方式你才能把它做好。