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| 1 | within a short time from now 不久；很快 |
| If we don’ t leave soon, we’ re going to miss our bus. 如果我们不快点走，我们就赶不上公共汽车了。 |
| Mum phoned to say she’ d be home soon. 妈妈打电话说她很快就回来。 |
| pretty soon If he doesn’ t show up pretty soon, I’ m leaving. 如果他不能很快到的话，我就走了。 |
| | 1a | after a short amount of time 不久之后 | | soon after sth Danny supposedly showed up at the party soon after we left. 丹尼大概是在我们离开后不久在聚会上露面的。 | |
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| 2 | quickly 快地 |
| How soon can this package be delivered to Brussels? 这个包裹多快才能送到布鲁塞尔？ |
| as soon as possible Helen wants you to call her back as soon as possible. 海伦希望你尽快给她回电话。 |
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| - | as soon as
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| immediately after something |
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| I’ ll call you as soon as I get home from work. 我下班后一回家就给你打电话。 |
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| - | I would (just) as soon do sth spoken
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| used for saying what you would prefer to do |
| 我宁可（或宁愿）做某事 |
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| I’ d just as soon stay at home. 我宁愿呆在家里。 |
| I’ d as soon go to another restaurant as wait for a table here. 我宁可去另一家饭店，也不想在这里等空桌子。 |
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| - | not a moment too soon
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| used for saying that something happened much later than you wanted or hoped, and almost happened too late |
| 为时已晚 |
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| Paramedics rushed him to hospital, and not a moment too soon. 护理人员急忙把他送进医院，但为时已晚。 |
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