| 释义 |
soon /suːn/ ad. | phr.
ad.
1. 不久
Soon he would have to retire. 他不久就得退休了。
It will soon be Christmas. 圣诞节很快就要到了。
The doctor will soon be here. 医生马上就到。
Write soon. 就给我们来信呵!
2. 早；快
Why have you come so soon? 你为什么这么早就来了?
How soon are you returning to London? 你准备什么时候回伦敦?
He came sooner than I thought. 他来得比我所意料的快。
3. 宁可，宁愿
I really don't want to go there. I'd just as soon turn around and go back. 我真的不想到那儿去，我宁可转身回去。
I'd just as soon go by train as drive. 与其开车去，我还不如乘火车去。
I would as soon do it now as later. 与其以后做，我宁愿现在就做。
I'd sooner die than marry you! 我宁死也不跟你结婚!
It revived memories he would as soon forget. 这唤起了他那宁可忘却的记忆。
4. 〈废〉立即，马上
[< OE sōna; 与 OHG sāno, Goth suns 有关] phr. as (或 so) soon as 1. 一… (就…)I'll speak to him as soon as he comes back. 他一回来我就会跟他说。He got married as soon as he left university. 他大学一毕业就结婚了。 2. 如…那么早 (或快)He did not get there so (或 as) soon as he (had) expected. 他没有像他所预期的那么早到达那里。as soon as not 还是愿意 I would as soon stay here as not. 我可还是愿意待在这儿。as soon as possible 尽快 Contact the police as soon as possible. 尽快与警方联系。I want to go to Europe as soon after christmas as possible. 我想在圣诞节后就尽快去欧洲。no sooner said than done 说到做到；毫不延搁 He asked her to get him a cup of wine. This was no sooner said than done. 他要她给他拿杯酒来。话音刚落，酒就拿来了。no sooner ... than 一…就… I had no sooner (或 No sooner had I) lain down than the telephone rang. 我刚躺下，电话铃就响了。sooner or later (或 soon or late) 迟早；终归 Don't worry; the child will get back sooner or later. 别担心；孩子迟早会回来的。If you drive like that, sooner or later you'll have an accident. 你如果那样开车，迟早会出事的。 sooner rather than later 早一些时候，早一点 I would be grateful if you would come here sooner rather than later. 如果你能早一点到这儿，我会感激不尽。 speak too soon 言之过早 I don't want to speak too soon, but I know he is to fail. 我并不想言之过早，不过我知道他必然要失败。The sooner the better. 越快越好。 (或愈早愈好。) |