[ su:n ] 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)。
Example Sentences:
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They were soon blotted out by the night . 他们很快就消失在夜色中了。
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Time zipped by and the year was soon over . 光阴荏苒，转瞬又是一年。
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I feel badly about your leaving so soon . 我对你这么早就走感到遗憾。
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He must soon know what has happened . 他肯定很快就会知道发生的事情？
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The rebellion was soon stamped on by the army . 军队很快平息了叛乱。
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I was soon to revert to these matters . 我不久还要重新谈到这些事情。
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My skin soon chaps in cold weather . 我的皮肤在冷天里很快就会破裂。
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What davidson had done soon appeared . 戴维逊所做的事很快见了分晓。
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Soon the two girls were fast friends . 两个姑娘很快成了忠实的朋友。
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Tito was soon down among the crowd . 不一会儿，蒂托就下楼到了人群里。
