| 释义 |
soon/su:n/adv. 1 after a short interval of time 马上，不久 shall soon know the result 不久就会知道结果 2 relatively early (相当)早 must you go so soon? 你必须这么早就走吗？ 3 (prec. by 前接 how) early (with relative rather than distinctive sense) 快，早(指相对意义而非具体时间) how soon will it be ready? 多快能准备好？ 4 readily or willingly 宁可，宁愿 in expressing choice or preference 用于表示选择或喜好 : which would you sooner do? 你愿意先做哪个？； would as soon stay behind 愿意留在后面 □ as (or so) soon as (implying a causal or temporal connection) at the moment that; not later than; as early as 一…就… came as soon as I heard about it 我一听到这个消息就来了； disappears as soon as it's time to pay 一到该付钱时就消失了 □ no sooner ... than at the very moment that 一…就…，刚…就… we no sooner arrived than the rain stopped 我们刚到雨就停了； no sooner had I gone out than it began to rain 我刚一出门就下起了雨 □ sooner or later at some future time; eventually 迟早；终归 □ soonish adv.[Old English sōna, from West Germanic]■ Usage 用法说明 No sooner should be followed by than as shown above, and not by when. 如上文所示， no sooner 后应该用 than ，而不用 when 。 |