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

• 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。
• Catagensis is marked by a loss of hydrogen, and consequently by a decrease of the h/ c ratio.
  后生阶段以氢减少必然导致h／d比率降低为特征。
• 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。
• 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%。
• Government expenditure is financed by taxation and by borrowing.
  政府开支依靠征税款和借贷来维持。
• 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%。
• Some came by land and some by water.
  一些人由旱路来，一些人从水路来。
• Vic was bullied by his father and persecuted by his sisters.
  维克受到父亲的欺压和姊妹们的纠缠。
• 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。