1 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB with verb] 很快;马上;不久 If something is going to happen soon, it will happen after a short time. If something happened soon after a particular time or event, it happened a short time after it. 很快;马上;不久
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You'll be hearing from us very soon.
你很快就会收到我们的来信。
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This chance has come sooner than I expected.
这个机会来得比我预想的要快。
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You'll find out soon enough.
你很快就会搞清楚的。
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The plane was returning to the airport soon after takeoff when it burst into flames.
飞机起飞之后不久便起火,于是掉头返回机场。
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Soon afterwards he separated from his wife.
不久以后,他和妻子分居了。
SYN before long, shortly, in the near future, in a minute
2 PHR-CONJ-SUBORD 一…就… If you say that something happens as soon as something else happens, you mean that it happens immediately after the other thing. 一…就…
3 PHR-MODAL 宁可;宁愿 If you say that you would just as soon do something or you'd just as soon do it, you mean that you would prefer to do it. 宁可;宁愿
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These people could afford to retire to Florida but they'd just as soon stay put.
这些人有足够的钱可以去佛罗里达安度退休生活,可是他们却宁愿留在原来的地方。
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I'd just as soon not have to make this public.
我宁愿不必将此事公之于众。
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I'd just as soon you put that thing away.
我宁可你把那玩意收起来。
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She'd just as soon throw your plate in your face as serve you.
她宁可把盘子砸到你脸上也不愿伺候你。
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