soon meaning in English

adv.
1.立刻，即刻，马上；一会儿，不久，没多时。
2.快，早。
3.高兴地，欣然。
4.宁愿，不如〔用 sooner 形，常和 would, should, had 等连用〕。
短语和例子
You spoke too soon. 你说得太急了〔忍一下就好了〕。 S- got, soon gone [spent]. 来得容易去得快。 You will soon get the better of that fellow. 像他那样的家伙你是不难胜过他的。 S- learned, soon forgotten. 学得快，忘得快。 Winter has come rather soon this year. 今年冬天来得早。 soon at five o'clock 一到五点钟就。 as soon ... as 〔和 would, could 等连用〕要是能…的话就会…，与其…不如… (He could as soon write an epic as drive a car. 他要是能开汽车就会写叙事诗啦。 I would just as soon take a walk (as stay at home). 我(与其待在家里)还不如去散步)。 as soon as 一…就 (He got there as soon as he graduated. 他一毕业就去那里了)。 as soon as possible 尽快。 at the soonest 无论怎样快。 none too soon 在恰到好处的时候。 no sooner ... than ... 一…就… (No sooner said than done. 一说就实行了；风驰电掣地做了)。 sooner or later ＝ soon or late 迟早，早晚。 The sooner the better 越快[早]越好! would sooner ... (than) (与其)…不如 (I would sooner die than do it. 与其做这事，不如死掉好)。