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soon/suːn//suːn/ ★★★★★adv. adv- ①[无比较级]即刻,马上;不久
- It will soon be Christmas.不久就是耶诞节。
- Why didn't he come back sooner?他为什么不早一点回来?
- I'll soon be back.我马上就回来。
- She left soon after lunch.午餐后不久她就离开。
- See you soon!回头见!再见!
- ② 早;快
- Night has come too soon.夜晚来得太早。
- Don't speak too soon.不要言之过早。
- The sooner, the better.【谚】愈快[早]愈好。
- Soon got, soon spent.【谚】得来容易去得快;悖入悖出。
短语- as soon ...
- He could as soon write an epic as drive a car.他要是会开汽车就会写史诗啦(我认为他不会)。
- I would go home as soon as not.我倒不如回家去。
- I would just as soon stay at home (as go).我(与其去)倒不如留在家里。
- as soon as ...
- She left as soon as she heard the news.她一听到消息就离开。
- as soon as possible [one can]
- Return me this book as soon as you can.这本书要尽早还我。
- at the soonest
- I'll be home by six at the soonest.我最早六点回到家。
- had sooner V than ...
- no sooner ... than ...
- ①[当连接词用]刚…就…(★比as soon as更【文】)
- He had no sooner arrived than he turned back.=No sooner had he arrived than he turned back.他刚抵达就折回(★no sooner在句首时要倒装)。
- No sooner said than done.一说就实行了;一下子就做了。
- so soon as ...
- ① (没有…)那么早[快];一…就…(★多用于否定词后面,或提到理由、条件等的时候用)
- She didn't arrive so soon as I'd expected.她没有像我所预期的那么早到达。
- So soon as there is any talk of money, he cools down.一谈到钱,他就冷下来。
- sooner or later
- Sooner or later he will succeed.总有一天他会成功。
- would as soon V as ...
- ① 宁愿…也不愿(=would sooner V than ...)
- would sooner V than ...
- I would sooner die than surrender.我宁愿死掉也不愿投降。
同义词- before long
- presently
- shortly
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