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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• As long as you try hard, you will achieve success before long.
  只要你努力了，成功就不会在远方。
• 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。
• The passion cooled down ( or off) before long.
  没多久热情就凉下来了。
• However, things began to change before long.
  可是不久之后事情变了。
• German interest rates will come down before long
  德国的利率水平很快就会降下来。
• He was sad no longer because he would see his daughter before long.
  他不再沮丧了，因为他不久以后将见到自己的女儿。