| 单词 | soon |
| 释义 | soonsoon /sun/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb 1in a short time from now, or a short time after something else happens: It will be getting dark soon. I finished my business sooner than I expected. We soon realized how difficult the job was going to be. They should be back pretty soon. Soon after his return, Robert received a letter. How soon can you get here (=how quickly)?THESAURUSshortly formal – soon: Davis made a confession shortly after his arrest.in the near future – in the next few weeks or months: They promised to contact us again in the near future.before long – fairly soon or in a short time: Before long, several of the children who had been sick were feeling better.in a moment (also in a minute/second informal) – very soon, and within a few minutes from now: The reporter was back in a moment with her camera. I’ll be ready in a minute.any minute/moment/second now spoken – very soon. Used when you do not know exactly when: The train should be here any minute now.presently old-fashioned – in a short time: The doctor will see you presently.2as soon as immediately after something has happened: I came as soon as I heard the news. I’ll come over to your place as soon as I can.3as soon as possible (abbreviation ASAP) as quickly as possible: Please send us your reply as soon as possible.4sooner or later used to say that something is certain to happen at some time in the future, though you cannot be sure exactly when: She’s bound to find out sooner or later.5the sooner (...) the better used to say that it is important for something to happen very soon: The sooner we get these bills paid off, the better. They knew they had to leave town, and the sooner the better.6the sooner ..., the sooner... used to say that if something happens soon, then something else that you want will happen soon after that: The sooner I get this work done, the sooner I can go home.7too soon too early: It’s still too soon to say whether the operation was successful. All too soon, it was time to leave.8not a moment too soon (also none too soon) almost too late, and when you thought that something was not going to happen in time: The doctor finally arrived and not a moment too soon.9soon enough very soon, or earlier than you expect: Soon enough, it started to rain.10somebody would (just) as soon do something used to say that someone would prefer to do something, or would prefer that something happen: I’d just as soon stay home and watch a DVD.11somebody would sooner do something (than something) if you would sooner do something, you would really prefer to do it, especially instead of something that seems bad; used to say that someone would prefer to do something, especially something very unpleasant, than something else: She would sooner kill herself than sell the store.12no sooner had/has/is/does ... than... used to say that something happened almost immediately after something else: No sooner had he sat down than the phone rang.13no sooner said than done used to say that you will do something immediately [Origin: Old English sona immediately] |
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