long before
- 在很久以前
long before的用法和样例:
例句
- Their marriage was washed up long before they separated.
他们分居前婚姻早已破裂了。 - It was not long before tragedy struck again.
没多久,灾难又再次降临。 - We had not waited long before she came.
我们没等多久她就来了。 - I knew Tom long before I knew you.
我在认识你之前很久就认识了汤姆。 - Old Joe went to heaven long before the World.
老乔在第二次世界大战以前就早已经见上帝去了。 - Several candidates had been manoeuvring for position long before the leadership became vacant.
领导职位尚未空缺,几个竞争者早就在为向上爬而钩心斗角了。
词汇搭配
- before long 不久以后