by the time是什么意思?
by the time意思是等到;到?时候为止;比及
英 [bai ðə taim] 美 [baɪ ði taɪm]
一、等到
By the time we had made landfall the boat looked ten years older!
等到我们登陆时,这艘船看似已老了10年!
二、到?时候为止
By the time I left the school I had taught that class for ten years.
到我离开学校的时候为止,我已经教了那个班十年了。
扩展资料
同义词:
一、when
英 [wen] 美 [wɛn]
adv.当时并慎散;什么时候;(用于时间的表达方式之后)在那时;其时
conj.如果;在?时;既然
His family raised the alarm when he had not come home by 9pm
等到晚上9点他还未回家,他的家人便报绝氏警了。
二、wait until
英 [weit ənˈtil] 美 [wet ʌnˈtɪl]
等到,孝配留待
He will probably wait until the last minute.
他也许会等到最后一刻。