before long
英 [bɪˈfɔː(r) lɒŋ]
美 [bɪˈfɔːr lɔːŋ]
行将; 不久; 很快
英英释义
adv
- in the near future
- the doctor will soon be here
- the book will appear shortly
- she will arrive presently
- we should have news before long
双语例句
- The passion cooled down ( or off) before long.
没多久热情就凉下来了。 - 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 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 were deep in conversation.
没过多久，我们便聊得很起劲了。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - I hope to go there before long.
我希望不久以后能到那儿。