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

• Before long, he knew why he felt good.
  不久，他就明白了他为什么会感觉这么好。
• 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。
• German interest rates will come down before long
  德国的利率水平很快就会降下来。
• And before long, it happened.
  不久，期待已久的事情终于发生了。
• Now they are better than me, but I believe that I will defeat them before long.
  现在他们确实比我强，但我相信在不久的将来会打败他们。
• We will see film before long.
  我们不久就能看到那部电影了。
• I hope to go there before long.
  我希望不久以后能到那儿。
• Before long the dancing started.
  不久，舞会开始了。
• The gang was on the rampage for a time, but before long it was completely overthrown.
  猖獗一时的匪帮，曾几何时，遭到了彻底覆灭。
• 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。