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 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Before long, we were deep in conversation.
  没过多久，我们便聊得很起劲了。
• 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。