Casual workers are usually paid ______ the hour.
A. by B. on C. to D. with
答案是 by。但为什么不能是 on 呢?on the hour 的搭配我也见过。如:
A bus leaves for New York on the hour.
by the hour“按小时”;on the hour“准点地;在整点时刻”
句意:散工通常都是按小时付酬。故答案选A。
表示“按......、论......、以......”等意义时,要用介词“by”,但有两点需要注意:
1. 若接具体的单位名词(如hour, day, month, year, dozen, gallon, ton, yard...),名词前常要加定冠词;
They let out cars by the day. 他们按天出租汽车。
The cloth is sold by the yard. 这种布是按码卖的。
2. 若接总括的单位词(如weight, height, depth, size, volume, cubage...),名词前则常不用冠词:
Bananas are usually sold by weight. 香蕉通常按重量卖。
Sort these apples by size. 将这些苹果按大小分好。
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