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

• He'll come round by and by.
  他会慢慢想通的。
• 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%。
• 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。
• Government expenditure is financed by taxation and by borrowing.
  政府开支依靠征税款和借贷来维持。
• 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 premises of Chabert and Sons were situated by the river and, by coincidence, not too far away from where Eric Talbot had met his death.
  查伯特父子公司的经营场所位于河边，碰巧的是，那儿离埃里克·塔尔博特身亡的地方不太远。
• 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。
• Indeed, when twitter rolled out promoted tweets tweets written by and paid for by advertisers roughly a year ago, there were only six marketers; now there are 600.
  的确，大概一年前，Twitter公司推出PromotedTweets（由广告主撰写并付费发布的Tweet）时，仅有6家公司买账；而现在则达到600家之多。
• 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。
• 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%。