before long

英 [bɪˈfɔː(r) lɒŋ]

美 [bɪˈfɔːr lɔːŋ]

行将; 不久; 很快

英英释义

adv

• in the near future
  1. the doctor will soon be here
  2. the book will appear shortly
  3. she will arrive presently
  4. we should have news before long
  Synonym:soonshortlypresently

双语例句

• It was a thankless job, so we choked him off before long.
  那是一件吃力不讨好的事情，所以我们很快就不让他做了。
• Before long, we were deep in conversation.
  没过多久，我们便聊得很起劲了。
• German interest rates will come down before long
  德国的利率水平很快就会降下来。
• Before long her clothes were all torn, and one bit of them after another fell off her.
  不久，她的衣服就破了，一片一片地掉了下来。
• Don't go too far; the train will arrive before long.
  别走远了，火车不久就要到站了。
• He may laugh at our discomfiture now, but before long he'll be laughing on the other side of his face.
  他现在可以对我们幸灾乐祸，但是要不了多久他就会转喜为忧。
• Since I plan to go abroad before long, I had to sell my house at a loss.
  因为我计划不久以后出国，我不得不亏本出售我的房子。
• We watched carefully and before long caught out the suspect.
  我们留神观察，不久就发觉这个可疑的人在做坏事。
• Before long he took over the editing of the magazine.
  他不久就接手负责杂志的编辑工作。
• Nell joined us before long, and bringing some needle-work to the table.
  不久耐儿也来到我们一起，把一些针线活计放在桌上。