sooner meaning in English
n.
1.〔美国〕(在政府开放西部前)抢先取得占有权的人；用不正当手段先下手的人。
2.〔pl.〕俄克拉荷马 (Oklahoma) 州人的绰号；〔S-〕
Examples
- I 'm sorry i have not been able to reply sooner .
迟于作复，歉甚。 - I 'd sooner die than do this sort of thing ..
与其做这个倒不如叫我死。 - She will be here sooner than you expect .
她很快就到，比你预料的要早。 - Go back there ? i would sooner emigrate !
回去？我宁可移居海外也不回去！ - A thing with them is no sooner said than done .
事情说过了，就是做到了。