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

• I hope to see you again before long.
  我希望不久能再见到你。
• The passion cooled down ( or off) before long.
  没多久热情就凉下来了。
• At the time I had fully expected to find work before long.
  那个时候我还一心盼望不久就可找到工作。
• Before long the dancing started.
  不久，舞会开始了。
• Before long we all grew bored with his frequent recital of the foods he couldn't eat
  他总是唠叨自己不能吃的那些食物，不久我们所有人都听烦了。
• And before long, it happened.
  不久，期待已久的事情终于发生了。
• Before long she arrived at the seaside and met Dave.
  一会功夫，她就到了海边，碰到了戴夫。
• 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。
• 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。