by and by

英 [baɪ ənd baɪ]

美 [baɪ ənd baɪ]

不久，马上

英英释义

adv

• at some eventual time in the future
  1. By and by he'll understand
  2. I'll see you later
  Synonym:later

双语例句

• She's indexed the book by author, by age, and by illustrator.
  她根据作者、年龄和插图画家分别为该书编了索引。
• But progress remains a struggle; Motorola is still an also-ran in global market share by units and by revenue.
  但总体进展并不顺利；无论是以销量、还是销售额计，摩托罗拉的全球市场份额表现平平。
• Mining rose by 9.1%, manufacturing by 9.4% and services by 4.3%.
  采矿业增长了9.1%，制造业增长了9.4%，服务业增长了4.3%。
• All of this requires power, and that power is most efficiently produced by coal and by oil.
  所有这些都需要电，而发电的最有效方式是通过煤炭或石油。
• Wall Street was rocked by the news and shares fell 4.3 per cent by the end of trading.
  这则消息震惊了整个华尔街，股票在交易日结束时下跌了4.3%。
• The government would not allow anyone to sneak in by the back door and seize power by force
  政府不会允许任何人偷偷混进来并用暴力攫取政权。
• City centres were abandoned first by residents, then by shops, and latterly by businesses
  首先是当地居民搬离市中心，继而是商铺，近日各个企业也开始迁出。
• Manchester is hemmed in by greenbelt countryside and by housing and industrial areas
  曼彻斯特周围环绕着绿色乡村带、住宅区和工业区。
• The camp is surrounded by razor-wire fences and guarded by military police.
  营地周围架着尖利的铁丝网，且有宪兵看守。
• Water is changed into steam by heat and into ice by cold.
  水加热后变蒸汽，冷却后结冰。