shortly before是什么意思，shortly before的意思翻译、用法、同义词、例句

常用词典

前不久；在...之前不久

I saw him shortly before he died.

在他去世前不久我还见过他一面。

Shortly before Christmas, he was mysteriously taken ill.

圣诞节前不久，他突然莫名其妙地病了。

They had escaped to America shortly before war broke out in 1939.

1939年战争爆发前不久他们逃到了美国。

He had engaged in genealogical research on his family shortly before the War.

就在战争爆发前不久，他从事过对自己家族的家谱研究。

Eating shortly before going to bed is responsible for sleeplessness.

在睡前不久进食是导致失眠的原因。

单词shortly before的意思是“不久之前”，通常用于描述某个事件发生的时间点。下面是一些例句和相关的用法、解释、近义词和反义词。

He arrived shortly before the meeting started. (他在会议开始前不久到达。)
The plane took off shortly before the storm hit. (飞机在暴风雨袭来前不久起飞。)
The concert was cancelled shortly before it was due to start. (音乐会在预定开始时间前不久被取消。)

单词shortly before通常用于表示某个事件发生的时间点，可以与时间状语连用，例如：shortly before midnight（午夜前不久）、shortly before dawn（黎明前不久）等等。另外，该词组也可以用于描述某个决定、安排等等在某个时间点前做出的。

单词shortly before的意思与类似的词组before long、just before等相似，都表示时间上的一个点或者一个时间段。但是，shortly before通常强调的是时间上的紧迫感和紧迫性，即某个事件距离现在不久的时间内发生。