soon
adv
suːn
adv
1
in
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
一…就…
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。
4
the sooner (…) the betterused 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！
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
used
to
say
that
something
happened
almost
immediately
after
something
else
一…就…，刚…就…
No
sooner
had
he
sat
down
than
the
phone
rang.
他刚坐下电话铃就响了。
7
sooner or later
used
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.
他妻子迟早会发现的。
8
too soon
too
early
太早，为时过早
too
soon
to
do
sth
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。
9
no sooner said than done
used
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
10.
almost
too
late
未免太迟/几乎太晚
‘The
doctor’s
here!’
‘And
not
a
moment
too
soon!’
“医生来了！”“差点太迟了！”
11
sb would sooner do sth (than)
11.
if
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
sb would (just) as soon
12.
used
to
say
that
someone
would
prefer
to
do
something
or
would
prefer
something
to
happen
[正式] 某人宁愿 （宁可 ）
formal
I’d
just
as
soon
you
didn’t
drive
the
car
while
I’m
gone.
我倒希望我不在的时候你不要开车。