• 不久,很快;在短时间内
• 不久以后

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"
   

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1. 不久以后：59. make the bed 整理床铺 | 60.beforelong不久以后 | 61.longbefore 很早以前

2. 不久以后;很快：513. living-room 起居室 | 514.beforelong 不久以后,很快 | 515.long ago 很久以前

3. 不久,很快：be used to对...习惯了 |beforelong不久,很快 | believe in 相信

before long he met a shepherd called Jethro.

不久以后他遇到了牧羊人叶忒罗。

before long, Herriot noticed that people in the country also had dogs as pets.

不久以后，赫里奥特注意到这里乡下的人们也把狗当作宠物。

The doctor is of opinion that your sister will be out of danger before long.

医生觉得你的妹妹不暂会脱合风险.

before long, adjacent person sees lost a sheep, along street shout curses.

不久, 邻人见丢了羊, 沿街叫骂.

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.

Report has it that the ballet will visit England before long.

据说这个芭蕾舞团不久将访问英国.

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.

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.

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.

Some scientists estimate that the sauces of energy in the world will dry up before long.

一些科学家们估计不久世界能源将会耗尽.

I hope to get a new computer before long.

我希望不久就能得到一台新电脑.

The traitor displayed his cloven foot before long.

那叛徒不久就原形毕露.

So it could result before long in a more competitive industry with greater economies of scale.

因此不久以后可能就会产生一个规模经济更强、竞争更加激烈的行业.

It looks as if it will rain before long.

看起来一会儿就要下雨了.

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.

I hope to have a letter from you before long.

希望不久能收到你的来信.

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.

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.

before long the dying plants began to rally.

快要枯死的植物不久就开始复苏了.

before long, biscuits of all shapes and sizes began ariving at the factory.

不久, 大大小小各种形状的饼干开始送到这个工厂.

before long she came running behind me.

很快,她就跑着追我来了.

Do not have method really, dear, get rejoin one's unit again before long.

真没办法, 亲爱的, 不久又得归队.

before long, regular customers were begging the pretty girls for dates.

没多久, 常来的顾客开始求姑娘和他们约会了.

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.

I hope to see you again before long.

我希望不久能再见到你.

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.

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.

We were tired of waiting and hoped the bus would come before long.

我们已经等得不耐烦了,希望公共汽车马上来.

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 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。

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 were deep in conversation.

没过多久，我们便聊得很起劲了。

• long before在很久以前