1·By then she was established as a star.
那时她作为明星的地位已经确立。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·By then, the team was scenting victory.
到那时，队员已经预感到即将获胜了。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·I didn't hear the storm. I must have drifted off by then.
我没有听见暴风雨，那时一定是睡着了。
—— 《牛津词典》
4·Call again next week. They should have reached a decision by then.
下星期再来电话。到那时他们应该作出决定了。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·By then, it was October and we were more than halfway through our tour.
那时是10月，我们的行程已经过半。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6·Your replacement will, by then, need your chamber.
到那时，你的继任者将需要你的房间。
7·By then, I realized I should have made my letter shorter and clearer.
那时，我意识到我应该把我的信写得更短更清楚。
8·By then, Steve was having a hard time remembering the names of some of his friends.
那时，史蒂夫已经很难记住一些朋友的名字了。
9·And by then people were just happy to have a decent quantity of food in their kitchens.
那时候，只要厨房里有足够的食物，人们就很高兴了。
10·You can't leave everything until the last minute as you will definitely be under great stress by then.
你不能把所有的事情都拖到最后才做，因为到那时你肯定会压力很大。