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单词 sooner
释义
sooner
snəʳ ˈsunər
1 soon 的比较级) Sooner is the comparative of soon. soon 的比较级)
2 PHRASE 越快越好;愈早愈好 You say the sooner the better when you think something should be done as soon as possible. 越快越好;愈早愈好
  • Detective Holt said: 'The kidnapper is a man we must catch and the sooner the better'.

    霍尔特侦探说:绑架者是一名男子,我们必须抓住他,越快越好。

3 PHRASE 迟早 If you say that something will happen sooner or later, you mean that it will happen at some time in the future, even though it might take a long time. 迟早
  • Sooner or later she would be caught by the police.

    她迟早会被警方逮住的。

4 PHR-CONJ-SUBORD If you say that no sooner has one thing happened than another thing happens, you mean that the second thing happens immediately after the first thing.
  • No sooner had he arrived in Rome than he was kidnapped.

    他刚到罗马就遭到了绑架。

5 PHR-MODAL 宁可;宁愿 If you say that you would sooner do something or you'd sooner do it, you mean that you would prefer to do it. 宁可;宁愿
  • Ford vowed that he would sooner burn his factory to the ground than build a single vehicle for war purposes.

    福特郑重声明他宁可把自己的工厂付之一炬,也不愿意生产一辆用于战争的车辆。

  • I'd sooner not talk about it.

    我宁可不去谈论它。

  • I'd sooner he didn't know till I've talked to Pete.

    在我跟皮特说之前,我宁愿他不知道这件事。

  • I would sooner give up sleep than miss my evening class.

    我宁可不睡觉,也不愿错过晚上的课。

  • I'd sooner not, if you don't mind. [MODAL not]

    要是你不介意的话,我宁可不这样做。

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