whereby UK [weə'baɪ] US [wer-] adverb conjunction ■by which way or method 由此,从而;藉以•They've set up a plan whereby you can spread the cost over a period.他们已经制订了这样一个计划,允许在一段时间内分期付款。 •We need to devise some sort of system whereby people can liaise with each other.我们需要设计一套办法,人们能够藉以互相保持联络。 ■not standard ■in which, or with which 在…的情况下;处于…的位置•It's put me in a position whereby I can't afford to take a job.这使我到了一种连工作也做不了的地步。 |