a situation in which a player or team does not have an opponent in one part of the competition and continues to the next part as if they had won轮空(参赛者无对手而自动进入下一轮比赛)
Word Originnoun mid 16th cent. (denoting a side issue or incidental matter): from by.
Idioms
by the way
(also by the by/bye)
(abbreviation BTW)
(informal)used to introduce a comment or question that is not directly related to what you have been talking about顺便提一下;捎带说一声;附带问一句
By the way, I found that book you were looking for.顺便提一下,我找到了你在寻找的那本书。
What's the time, by the way?顺便问一句,几点钟了?
Oh by the way, if you see Jackie, tell her I'll call her this evening.啊,对了,你要是看到杰基,告诉她我今晚给她打电话。