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soon

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soon /suːn/ ●●● S1 W1 adverbadv (comparativecomp sooner, superlativesupl soonest)  
1 SOONin a short time from now, or a short time after something else happens 不久,即刻,很快
 It will be dark soon.
天很快就要黑了。
 David arrived sooner than I expected.
戴维到得比我预料的快。
soon after
 Paula became pregnant soon after they were married.
他们结婚后不久,葆拉就怀孕了。
 ‘Who?’ ‘You’ll find out soon enough (=fairly soon).’
谁?”“你很快就会知道的。
2 quickly 很快,马上
 How soon can you finish the report?
你最快几时能写完报告?
 Try and get the car fixed as soon as possible.
想办法尽快把车修好。
3 as soon as immediately after something happens, without delay
 As soon as she entered the room, she knew there was something wrong.
她一踏进房间就知道有什么不对劲了。
 I’ll come over to your place as soon as I can.
我会尽快到你这里来。
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4 the sooner ( ... ) the better used to say that it is important that something should happen very soon 越快越好
 The sooner we get this job finished the better.
这工作我们越快完成越好。
 Let’s get out of here! The sooner the better!
我们离开这里吧!越快越好!
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5 the sooner ... the sooner used to say that you want something to happen soon, so that something else can then happen 越快也会越快
 The sooner I get this work done, the sooner I can go home.
我越快做完这件工作,就可以越早 回家。
6 no sooner had/did ... than IMMEDIATELYused to say that something happened almost immediately after something else ,刚
 No sooner had he sat down than the phone rang.
他刚坐下,电话铃就响了。
7 sooner or later EVENTUALLYused to say that something is certain to happen at some time in the future, though you cannot be sure exactly when 迟早,总有一天
 His wife’s bound to find out sooner or later.
他妻子迟早会发现。
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8 too soon too early 太早,为时过早
too soon to do something
 It’s still too soon to say whether the operation was a success.
现在说手术是否成功还为时过早。
 The holidays were over all too soon (=much earlier than you would like).
假期结束得太快了。
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9. no sooner said than done IMMEDIATELYused to say that you will do something immediately 立刻就做,说干就干
10 not a moment too soon/none too soon ON TIMEalmost too late 未免太迟/几乎太晚
 ‘The doctor’s here!’ ‘And not a moment too soon!’
医生来了!”“差点就晚了!
11 somebody would sooner do something (than) PREFERif you would sooner do something, you would much prefer to do it, especially instead of something that seems unpleasant 某人宁愿做某事(也不
 I’d sooner die than marry you!
我宁可死也不和你结婚!
12 somebody would (just) as soon formalPREFER used to say that someone would prefer to do something or would prefer something to happen 某人宁愿[宁可]
 I’d just as soon you didn’t drive the car while I’m gone.
我希望我不在的时候你不要开车。
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THESAURUS
soon in a short time from now, or a short time after something else happens 不久,即刻,很快
See you soon!
回头见!
It seemed difficult at first, but I soon got used to it.
开始很难,但我很快就适应了。
in the near future in the next few weeks or months. In the near future is more formal than soon 在不久的将来,不久〔比soon正式〕
The book will be on sale in the near future.
这本书不久就会降价出售。
in no time (at all) very soon – used to talk about something good happening 马上,很快〔用于指好事发生〕
You’ll be feeling better in no time at all.
你马上就会好起来的。
In no time at all, her son was starting to speak Japanese.
没多久,她儿子就开始说日语了。
in a minute spoken used to say that you will do something or something will happen within a few minutes 马上,立刻
I’ll be ready in a minute.
我马上就好。
The film’s going to start in a minute.
电影马上开始。
any minute now spoken used to say that something will or may happen very soon, but you do not know exactly when 随时,很快
They should be here any minute now.
他们应该很快就到这里。
any day now spoken used to say that something will or may happen in the next few days, but you do not know exactly when 不久,很快〔表示以后几天,但不知哪一天〕
I’m hoping to hear from her any day now.
我希望很快就能收到她的来信。
shortly formal a short time from now 立刻,马上,不久
They will be with us shortly.
他们马上就到我们这里。
the new laws that will shortly be coming into effect
即将生效的新法律
before long especially literary soon – used especially when something happens which you expected to happen 不久以后〔尤用于预期会发生的事发生了〕
They got married, and before long Anna was expecting a baby.
他们结婚了,不久安娜就怀了孩子。
it will not be long used when saying that something will happen soon 很快
It won’t be long before everything is back to normal.
很快一切就会恢复正常。
n I knew that it wouldn’t be long before the same thing happened again.
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Origin soon
Old English sona immediately
soon adverbadv →THESAURUS1
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