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 took over the editing of the magazine.
  他不久就接手负责杂志的编辑工作。
• However, things began to change before long.
  可是不久之后事情变了。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• And before long, it happened.
  不久，期待已久的事情终于发生了。
• The passion cooled down ( or off) before long.
  没多久热情就凉下来了。
• Don't go too far; the train will arrive before long.
  别走远了，火车不久就要到站了。
• German interest rates will come down before long
  德国的利率水平很快就会降下来。