by bike之类短语中可用冠词类似于by bike 这类短语很多,可用于这类搭配的名词主要是交通工具,如bus, train, plane, car, taxi, ship, coach等,在这类短语中,名词前通常不用冠词。如:We went by coach. 我们是坐公共汽车去的。It takes 30 hours to get there by train. 坐火车到那里要三十个钟头。Shall we walk or go by bus? 我们走着去还是坐公共汽车去?但是,若表示交通工具的名词前插有定语,则可以使用冠词。如:They came here by the first bus. 他们是坐第一班车来的。We went to Shanghai by a large ship. 我们乘一艘大船去上海。这样用的by有时相当于介词on。如:He is arriving tomorrow morning on [by] the 16:40 train. 他乘下午4:40的火车明天上午到。