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

• The passion cooled down ( or off) before long.
  没多久热情就凉下来了。
• And before long, it happened.
  不久，期待已久的事情终于发生了。
• 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。
• I hope to go there before long.
  我希望不久以后能到那儿。
• Such rapid progress did my nephew make that he was able to keep a diary in English before long.
  我侄子取得了如此快的进步，他不久就能用英语记日记了。
• Before long, we were deep in conversation.
  没过多久，我们便聊得很起劲了。
• 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。
• 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。
• The face of the town will be completely changed before long.
  这个城镇的面貌不久将彻底改变。
• I hope to see you again before long.
  我希望不久能再见到你。