soon

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【词性】：ad．

【释义】：

❶ 立刻，不久：He will be back soon．他一会儿就回来．I am going to the farm soon．我不久就要去农场了．soon after在…之后不久：He arrived soon after three．三点刚过他就到了．as(or so) soon as一…就；不迟于…：They started as soon as they received the order．他们一接到命令就出发了．He did not arrive so soon as I had expected．他来得没有我期望的那样早．no soon er…than一…就：She had no soon er heard the knock than she opened the door．她一听到敲门声就打开了门．❷ 早：What makes you come so soon?你怎么来得这么早?We reached the station half an hour too soon．我们到火车站早了半小时．soon er or later迟早：Ssoon er or later，the U．S．aggressors will be driven back to where they came from．美国侵略者迟早要被赶回老家去．❸ (比预料地)早：Spring came rather soon this year．今年春天来得有些早．He will come back soon er than you think．他要比你预料的回来得早．❹ 宁愿：I would soon er die than divulge the Party’s secrets．我宁愿牺牲也不泄露党的秘密．as soon as not更愿意：I’d undertake the task as soon as not．我更愿意接受这个任务．