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| | earlier than expected 比预想的早 | My prediction has come true sooner than I thought. 我的预言变成了现实，时间比我预想的要早。 | | a new test for detecting certain cancers much sooner than before 能比以前快得多地检查出某些癌症的新化验法 | |
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| - | I’ d sooner do sth spoken
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| used for saying what you would prefer to do |
| 我宁愿做某事 |
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| I’ d sooner she married no one than marry a fool like him. 我宁愿她不嫁人，也不愿让她嫁给他那样的傻瓜。 |
| ‘Do you want to go out to eat?’ ‘I’ d sooner stay in.’ “你想出去吃饭吗？”“我宁愿呆在家里。” |
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| - | no sooner said than done
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| used for emphasizing that you will do something immediately |
| 马上就做；毫不耽搁 |
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| - | no sooner...than
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| used for saying that something happens immediately after something else |
| 一…就；刚…就 |
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| No sooner had I walked in the door than the phone rang. 我刚进门电话就响了。 |
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| - | the sooner the better
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| as soon as possible |
| 越快越好 |
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| You’ ll have to face her, and the sooner the better. 你必须得面对她，而且越快越好。 |
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| - | sooner or later
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| definitely at some later time , although you do not know exactly when |
| 迟早 |
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| The whole thing was going to reach crisis point sooner or later. 整个事情迟早会达到危急关头。 |
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| - | the sooner...the sooner...
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| used for saying that you want something to happen soon so that something else can also happen |
| 越快…越快…；越早…越早… |
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| The sooner you do your homework, the sooner you can go out. 你越早做完作业，就能越早地出去。 |
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