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soon[sun, sʊn; su:n]《源自古英语“立即”的意思》副词(~.er; ~.est)1 (无比较级、最高级)没多时, 不久, 马上, 一会儿He will come ~.他马上就来I will ~ be back.我很快就回来She left ~ after ten.她刚过十点就离开了 【同义字】■ soon 短时间内■ presently 与soon同义, 但较拘谨■ shortly 比 soon 或 presently 更短的时间■ immediately 即刻 2 早, 快 (→early【同义字】)as ~ as possible [one can]尽早, 尽快I'll be home by five at the ~est.我最早也要在五点才能到家You spoke too ~.你说得太早 [太急] 了Winter has come too ~.冬天来得太早了The ~er, the better.(谚)愈快 [早] 愈好3 迅速地, 快速地, 轻易地S~ got, ~ spent.(谚)得来容易去得快S~ learnt, ~ forgotten.(谚)学得快, 忘得快■ as soon as﹍一…就…Tell me as ~ as you have finished.你一完成就告诉我■ as soon as not宁可, 宁愿I would go there as ~ as not.我宁可到那里去■ had sooner do than﹍= had as soon do as ﹍■ = would sooner do than■ no sooner ﹍ than ﹍刚…就…He had no ~er arrived than he fell sick. = No ~er had he arrived than he fell sick.他刚抵达就病倒了No ~er said than done.一说就做; 说到做到■ sooner or later迟早, 总有一天, 早晚Sooner or later things will all come right again.事情迟早都会恢复正常■ sooner than﹍ (与其) …不如… (rather than)Sooner than take a bus, I'd walk.与其坐公共汽车不如走路■ so soon as﹍ = as soon asWe didn't arrive so ~ as we expected.我们没有如预期那样早到■ would sooner do than﹍= would as soondo as﹍宁愿…也不愿…I would ~er die than do it.我宁愿死也不愿做那事I would just as ~ stay at home (as go).我宁愿留在家里 (也不愿去)" Will you drink?" - " I'd just as ~ not." .“要不要喝一杯? ”“我宁可不要(还是不喝的好)” |