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737　year by year，year after year和year in year out

① year by year意為“逐年，一年一年地”，表示逐年的變化。

The forests are decreasing year by year. 森林在逐年減少。

He is getting older year by year. 他一年比一年老了。

② year after year意為“年復一年，一年又一年”，表示年年重復。

These birds spend the winter here year after year. 這些鳥年年都在這里過冬。

The farmers there grow rice and wheat year after year. 那里的農民年復一年地種植水稻和小麥。

③ year in year out意為“全年，終年”，相當于all the year round。

They did hard work year in year out. 他們終年辛苦勞作。

He worked at the book year in year out. 他一年到頭都在寫那本書。