| 单词 | long before |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔LONG〕They ran out of things to talk about long before they arrived. 他们到达之前，要说的话早就讲完了。朗文写作活用〔READY/NOT READY〕The wedding guests were all ready and waiting long before the bride arrived. 新娘到来之前，参加婚礼的宾客都早已准备好并等待着。朗文写作活用〔SOON〕They started playing together in June 1961, and it wasn't long before they got a recording contract. 他们于1961年6月开始一起演唱，不久以后就拿到了一份录音合同。朗文写作活用〔START〕Picasso was painting pictures in a Cubist style long before the Cubist movement was born. 早在立体主义运动诞生之前，毕加索就用立体派风格作画了。朗文写作活用〔TIME〕It wasn't long before Gemma lost all interest in the new puppy. 杰玛不久就对那只新来的小狗失去了兴趣。朗文写作活用〔TIME〕She was wearing fake fur long before it became fashionable. 在假毛皮成为时尚之前，她早就开始穿了。朗文写作活用〔action〕How long before we can see the new ski lifts in action? 我们多久才能看见新的滑雪索道开始运行？麦克米伦高阶〔assassinate〕The plot to assassinate Martin Luther King had started long before he was actually killed.暗杀马丁·路德·金的阴谋在实施前酝酿已久。外研社新世纪〔be pushing up (the) daisies〕I'll be pushing up the daisies long before it happens.没等这件事发生我早就一命呜呼了。剑桥高阶〔before〕He left long before morning came.他早在黎明之前就离开了。韦氏高阶〔before〕It was/happened not long before he arrived.此事发生在他到达前不久。韦氏高阶〔bolt〕The runner had shot his bolt long before the finish.那个赛跑选手在离终点还很远时就已经精疲力竭了。外研社新世纪〔escape〕Christina hoped it wouldn't be too long before she could make her escape .克里斯蒂娜希望她很快就能逃脱。朗文当代〔figure〕It will not be long before the inflation figure starts to fall.过不了多久，通货膨胀率就会开始下降。柯林斯高阶〔gone〕Fortunately I'll be dead and gone long before the money runs out.幸运的是，不用等钱花完我就早已一命呜呼了。剑桥高阶〔history〕The area was inhabited long before the dawn of recorded history(= before people wrote about events).早在有历史记载之前很久这个地区就有人居住了。牛津高阶〔imagination〕Long before I ever went there, Africa was alive in my imagination.早在我真正踏足之前很久,非洲就已在我的脑海中活灵活现了。柯林斯高阶〔knacker〕The pier closed to the public 27 years ago, but was knackered by neglect long before that.27年前码头就不对公众开放了, 但早在那之前它就因疏于维护而出现了毁损。外研社新世纪〔knockoff〕He finished the job long before knockoff.他在下班前很久就把活儿做完了。英汉大词典〔laissez-faire〕The problems began long before he became CEO, but they worsened with his laissez-faire approach/attitude.这些问题在他当首席执行官之前就早已出现了，但由于他采取了放任自流的态度，结果变得更加严重了。剑桥高阶〔long before〕We had to leave long before we were ready to go.我们还远没准备好，就不得不动身了。韦氏高阶〔long〕I had not been waiting long before he came.我没有等多久他就来了。文馨英汉〔long〕I left long before her.她走的时候我早就走了。外研社新世纪〔long〕It wasn't long before (=soon) Lisa arrived.不久莉萨就来了。朗文当代〔long〕It wasn't long before I realized I'd made a mistake.不久我就意识到我犯了一个错误。麦克米伦高阶〔long〕It wasn't long before I started to get irritated.没过多久我就被激怒了。外研社新世纪〔long〕It wasn't long before he was back with his family.不久之后他和全家就回来了。剑桥高阶〔long〕That event took place long before we were born.这件事发生在我们出生以前很久美国传统〔long〕This all happened long before you were born.这一切都发生在你出生前很久的时候。朗文当代〔opening time〕Shoppers began arriving long before the 10am opening time.离上午10点开门时间还早时顾客就陆陆续续地来了。柯林斯高阶〔opening time〕Shoppers began arriving long before the 10am opening time.离上午10点开门时间还早的时候顾客就陆陆续续来了。外研社新世纪〔oracle〕I met her long before she had become the oracle of pop culture.早在她成为流行文化大师以前我就认识她了。韦氏高阶〔pile〕It wasn't long before the debts were piling up.没多久就债台高筑了。朗文当代〔prejudice〕There was a deep-rooted racial prejudice long before the two countries became rivals and went to war.早在这两个国家成为敌人并且兵戎相见之前，它们之间就有了根深蒂固的种族偏见。柯林斯高阶〔question〕The photograph in question was taken long before I met you.这张照片是我遇到你之前很久拍的。麦克米伦高阶〔rough〕It wasn't long before Susan experienced the rough side of his tongue.没过多久苏珊就受到了他的责骂。外研社新世纪〔run up against〕I ran up against the problem of getting taken seriously long before I became a writer.我突然遇到了这样的问题：虽然还没有成为作家，却过早受到了重视。柯林斯高阶〔rust〕He was too lazy to exert himself and rusted out long before his time.他懒于活动,因此早就未老先衰了。英汉大词典〔since〕The original building has long since(= long before now)been demolished.原来的建筑老早就拆了。牛津高阶〔solid〕It wasn't long before he was back on solid earth again.没有多久他又回到了现实世界。英汉大词典〔stupid〕We were stupid to wait so long before we made a decision.我们等了这么久才做出决定，真是不明智。韦氏高阶〔sunrise〕We need to set off long before sunrise.我们需要在日出前早早出发。麦克米伦高阶〔tire〕He tired long before the match was over.比赛结束前他就觉得累了。21世纪英汉〔tire〕I tired long before the race was over.比赛还远没结束时我就感到累了。韦氏高阶His reputation for carelessness was established long before the latest problems arose.早在最近的问题出现之前，他粗心大意的名声就已为人所知。剑桥国际It might be long before civil government would be re-established. 重建文官政府也许要等很长时间。译典通She created a strong female image in films long before it was fashionable (= before it was popular to do this).她在这种坚强的女性形象流行很久之前，就已经在她演出的影片中创造了这种形象。剑桥国际She sold it long before you were born.远在你出生前她就把它给卖了。剑桥国际The problems began long before he became headteacher, but they worsened under his laissez-faire approach/attitude.问题在他当校长前早已产生，只是由于他的放任态度而恶化。剑桥国际The teacher's onto you and it won't be long before he finds out what you've done.这个老师对你有察觉了，不用多久他就会发现你干了一些什么。剑桥国际 |
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