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

• 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。
• Government expenditure is financed by taxation and by borrowing.
  政府开支依靠征税款和借贷来维持。
• Women are too often constrained by family commitments and by low expectations
  女性往往受到家庭责任和低期望值的束缚。
• Some came by land and some by water.
  一些人由旱路来，一些人从水路来。
• By and by you'll be able to figure out what sort of person he really is.
  这个人究竟怎么样，你慢慢就品出来了。
• One loses by pride and gains by modesty.;
  满招损，谦受益。
• The soil is depleted first by having crops grown in it and second by natural weathering and bacterial action.
  土壤首先是被种植其中的作物消耗掉，其次受自然风化和细菌活动的侵蚀。
• The business was worked by women and owned by men.
  所有房地产公司都是女人打工，男人当老板。
• He was a printer by trade and naturalist by avocation.
  他从事印刷业，同时是个博物学爱好者。
• There is a mismatch between the skills offered by people and the skills needed by industry.
  行业需要的技术与人们可以提供的技能并不匹配。