before long

美 [bɪˈfɔːr lɔːŋ]英 [bɪˈfɔː(r) lɒŋ]
  • 不久,很快
before longbefore long

adv

1
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
Synonym: soon shortly presently

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  1. Before long she had been called upon to undertake another journey .

    不久以后,她将被号召做另一次旅行。

  2. Before long you will notice the changes in your life , as that which you ask for manifests .

    不久以后,你会注意到你生活中的变化,就像你请求所显现的那样。

  3. We 'll be home before long .

    我们很快就要到家了。

  4. We 'll know before long .

    我们很快就会知道了。

  5. Before long , we were deep in conversation .

    没过多久,我们便聊得很起劲了。

  6. German interest rates will come down before long

    德国的利率水平很快就会降下来。

  7. 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。

  8. 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。

  9. 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。

  10. I hope to see you again before long .

    我希望不久能再见到你。

  11. 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。

  12. 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。

  13. The passion cooled down ( or off ) before long .

    没多久热情就凉下来了。

  14. Before long he rebuilt a strong army and defeated the enemy .

    不久之后,他重新建立了一支强大的军队并打败了敌人。

  15. 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。

  16. 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。

  17. 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。

  18. Soon Benjamin needed more fur . Before long , the cat began to look ragged .

    很快,本杰明就需要用更多的毛了。不久,猫毛开始变得乱糟糟的。

  19. I carefully extended a long carrot , with a keen eye on those teeth , and before long , there were times I would have the groundhog sitting next to a rabbit , both munching on carrots .

    我小心翼翼地伸出一根长长的胡萝卜,眼睛盯着那些牙齿。很快,我就会偶尔让土拨鼠坐在兔子身边一起啃胡萝卜。

  20. Before long , the boy was very hungry and thirsty .

    不久,男孩又饿又渴。

  21. Before long , he met a monster with a black beard .

    不久,他遇到了一个长着黑胡子的怪物。

  22. So Sammy showed Molly all that he knew about guitar , and before long she could play just like a superstar . Sammy smiled again .

    于是萨米向莫莉展示了他所知道的关于吉他的一切,不久她就能像一个超级明星一样弹奏了。萨米又笑了。

  23. Hope we ’ ll be able to get together again before long .

    希望我们不久就能重逢。

  24. Before long , the Duke died of his incurable5 illness .

    不久,桓公因伤病发作,治疗无效而死去。

  25. Before long , the thieves killed Zheng Yong .

    不久,郄雍被盗贼杀死。

  26. The earthworm does the same thing , and breaks the centipede 's legs one by one . Before long , the one-hundred-leg centipede has no legs any more .

    蚯蚓如法泡制,一只一只地拔掉蜈蚣的脚,不多时,号称百足之虫的蜈蚣竟然竟然一只脚也没有了。

  27. Day and night , he stayed at the stream without drinking and eating . Before long he died , never suspecting that his maiden was just his own image in the stream .

    他日夜呆在溪边,不吃不喝,不久就死了。他从未怀疑过水中的女子只是自己的影子罢了。

  28. Xue Tan studied singing from the celebrated1 singer Qin Qing , before long , he thought he had mastered almost all the skills and techniques taught by the teacher , and said goodbye to the teacher and headed for home .

    薛谭向著名的歌唱家秦青学习唱歌。不久,薛谭认为自己差不多完全掌握了老师传授的技能,便告辞回家。

  29. He wanted to persuade the king to make up his mind and resolve the hidden trouble . It wasn 't wise of him to say it directly so he used this story to imply his advise . But the king didn 't get the message in this story , and before long he had to eat the bitter fruit .

    他想劝秦王痛下决心,解决这一隐患,又不敢明言,只好用这个故事来暗示劝谕,周景王没有理会宾梦故事的含义,不久便亲尝到了这颗苦果。

  30. Before long , I 'll be the only one left here .

    不久之后,这里就只剩下我一个人了。