英:[bɪˈfɔː(r) lɒŋ]
美:[bɪˈfɔːr lɔːŋ]
英:[bɪˈfɔː(r) lɒŋ]
美:[bɪˈfɔːr lɔːŋ]
(时间)不久之后,在短时间内;曾几何时;快;
Adverb
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"
The first known use of before long was in 1585
around1 of 2adverb
in circumference
a tree five feet around
in or along a curving path
on all sides
papers lying around
nearby
stick around a while
here and there in various places
travel around
to each in turn
pass the fruit around
from beginning to end
mild the year around
in or to an opposite direction or position
turn around
close to : approximately
costs around $20
around2 of 2preposition
on all sides of
were fields around the village
so as to encircle or enclose
people seated around the table
on or to another side of
voyage around Cape Horn
near to
lives around Chicago
here and there in or throughout
travel around the country
around1 of 2adverb
in circumference
a tree five feet around
in or along a curving path
on all sides
papers lying around
nearby
stick around a while
here and there in various places
travel around
to each in turn
pass the fruit around
from beginning to end
mild the year around
in or to an opposite direction or position
turn around
close to : approximately
costs around $20
around2 of 2preposition
on all sides of
were fields around the village
so as to encircle or enclose
people seated around the table
on or to another side of
voyage around Cape Horn
near to
lives around Chicago
here and there in or throughout
travel around the country
block1 of 2noun
a solid piece of material (as stone or wood) usually with one or more flat sides
building blocks
a hollow rectangular piece of material (as of glass or concrete) used for building
cinder block
a piece of wood on which condemned persons are beheaded
a mold or support on which something is shaped or displayed
the molded part that contains the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine
obstacle
the act of slowing down or stopping an opponent's play in sports
interruption of normal function of bodily processesalso: interruption especially of train of thought a mental block
a heart block
a wooden or metal case for one or more pulleys
a number of things forming a group or unit
a block of seats
a large building divided into separate units
a usually rectangular space enclosed by streets
the length of the side of such a block
three blocks south
a stand for something to be sold at auction
a hand-carved piece of material from which copies are to be printed
block2 of 2verb
to stop up or close off : obstruct
to slow down or stop the progress ofespecially: to interfere with an opponent (as in football)
to shut off from view
block the sun
to prevent normal functioning or action of
block a nerve with an anesthetic
to mark the main lines of
block out a sketch
to shape on, with, or as if with a block
to make (lines of writing or type) even at the left or at both left and right
to secure, support, or provide with a block
block1 of 2noun
a solid piece of material (as stone or wood) usually with one or more flat sides
building blocks
a hollow rectangular piece of material (as of glass or concrete) used for building
cinder block
a piece of wood on which condemned persons are beheaded
a mold or support on which something is shaped or displayed
the molded part that contains the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine
obstacle
the act of slowing down or stopping an opponent's play in sports
interruption of normal function of bodily processesalso: interruption especially of train of thought a mental block
a heart block
a wooden or metal case for one or more pulleys
a number of things forming a group or unit
a block of seats
a large building divided into separate units
a usually rectangular space enclosed by streets
the length of the side of such a block
three blocks south
a stand for something to be sold at auction
a hand-carved piece of material from which copies are to be printed
block2 of 2verb
to stop up or close off : obstruct
to slow down or stop the progress ofespecially: to interfere with an opponent (as in football)
to shut off from view
block the sun
to prevent normal functioning or action of
block a nerve with an anesthetic
to mark the main lines of
block out a sketch
to shape on, with, or as if with a block
to make (lines of writing or type) even at the left or at both left and right
to secure, support, or provide with a block
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before longadverb
in the near future : soon
1 the painters ought to be done before long
2 Before long the dying plants began to rally.
快要枯死的植物不久就开始复苏了.
3 Before long, the news sped to every part of the world.
不久以后, 这个消息遍布到了世界上的每一个地方.
4 I hope to see you again before long.
我希望不久能再见到你.
5 Before long, you are the focus of all the jokes.
他可能突然找你互动,马上, 你就会成为全场的笑料.
6 Before long, adjacent person sees lost a sheep, along street shout curses.
不久, 邻人见丢了羊, 沿街叫骂.
7 The telephone which you will use before long will be modem very much.
你不久将用的电话一定是非常现代化的.
8 However, before long it had tires itself out, and the Colonel's horse won easily.
可是, 不久之后它就疲倦了, 然后上校的马儿轻松的获胜.
9 Before long, a spare fire brigade that concerns with the company also came.
不久, 与公司有关的一支业余救火队也来了.
10 Jalia thought before long China would become the second biggest economy after US.
杰利亚金认为,不久的将来,中国将成为仅次于美国的世界第二大经济体.
11 It looks as if it will rain before long.
看起来一会儿就要下雨了.
12 I hope to get a new computer before long.
我希望不久就能得到一台新电脑.
13 My grandparents moved into the house overlooking Lake Montebello alongside a couple of other Black families and, before long, all that remained of its former white Protestant residents was the statue of Martin Luther perched in an open field.
14 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。
15 I hope to have a letter from you before long.
希望不久能收到你的来信.
16 Before long our family moved and had to give theaway.
我们还没有告诉我们的朋友我们搬家到伦敦了.
17 Before long she came running behind me.
很快,她就跑着追我来了.
18 Before long he met a shepherd called Jethro.
不久以后他遇到了牧羊人叶忒罗。
19 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.
20 The traitor displayed his cloven foot before long.
那叛徒不久就原形毕露.
1 不久
soon shortly presently any second now any time now before very long in a short space of time within a short space of time in the short run before too long any minute now not take long by and by any moment now directly anon betimes erelong space ere long in a while pretty soon one of these days in due time