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soonsoonD.J.:[su:n]K.K.:[sun]adv.1.■不久; 即刻, 马上We shall soon start.我们不久就出发。2.■早; 快We reached the station an hour too soon.我们早到车站一小时。3.■宁可; 宁愿I'd sooner die than marry you!我宁死也不与你结婚。

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soon[su:n]adv.1.■马上，立刻2.■早，快3.■不久4.■宁可，宁愿5.■[废语] 立即，即刻as (或 so) soon as一…(就…)如…那么早(或快)as soon as possible尽可能快地，尽快as soon as not宁愿at (the) soonest最早，最快had sooner见 have(just) as soon同样高兴(或愿意)宁愿，宁可(与 would， had 连用)no sooner … than一…就so soon as一…就，不迟于soon after稍后，不久之后在…之后不久sooner or later迟早，总有一天The sooner the better.越早(或快)越好。would (或 had) sooner宁可，宁愿[参较 rather]变形adv.soonersoonest

soonsoon[su:n]adv.1.■立刻, 马上, 一会儿, 不久2.■快; 早3.■[用sooner 形, 常和would, should, had 等连用]宁可, 宁愿...也不, 与其...不如She will be back soon.她马上就回来。You spoke too soon.你说得太急[早]了。S-got, soon gone [spent].[谚]来得容易去得快。S-learned, soon forgotten.学得快, 忘得快。He would sooner die than consent to such a plan.他宁死也不肯同意这种计划。The brave soldier would as soon die as yield to such an enemy.那位英勇的军人宁死也不肯屈服于这样的敌人。