by this time
到现在;到这时;此时
例句:
1. By this time, I had gotten to understand her better.
直到这时,我才对她有了更深的了解。
2. She went to bed before I left the car, and is asleep by this time.
我下车前她就睡了,到现在估计睡着了。
"到这个时候"的意思。常常可用将来完成时。如: I will have finished my homework by this time tomorrow. 到明天这个时候,我将写完我的作业。
为您解答
在这个时间之前。
比如
It was 2a.m.By this time they had finished tidying up after the party.
那时是凌晨两点,在此之前他们已经做完排队后的清理。
译:到了这个时候,常用于完成式。
翻译:
=already 已经
参考<剑桥高级词典>例句:
I thought you'd have finished by this time.
我想你已经完成了。