曾几何时的英文:before long; not long after; not long sinceBell-bottom trousers prevailed for a time,but before long they were out of fashion.曾几何时,喇叭裤,盛行一时。The counter-revolutionary gang was on the rampage for a time, but before long it was completely overthrown猖獗一时的反革命匪帮,曾几何时,遭到了彻底覆灭。It was once labelled a cultural desert because of its dearth of cultural and artistic activities.曾几何时,这里因为缺乏文化和艺术活动,被称为文化沙漠。Once, the most unusual thing you might find inside a chocolate was a gooey maraschino cherry曾几何时,你能在巧克力里一口咬到一个粘粘的甜樱桃,就已经是十分特别的口味了。