soon

[su:n]

adv.不久, 很快, 早, 快

ad.

1. 不久, 很快地

It will soon be Christmas.

圣诞节很快就要到了。

2. 快, 早

She didn't finish her homework as soon as she had expected.

她的作业没有她预料的那样快完成。

3. 宁可, 宁愿, 宁肯

I would as soon you didn't tell me about that.

我宁可你不告诉我那件事。

词形变化

副词比较级：sooner

副词最高级：soonest

词义辨析

同义:

ad.很快地; 不久

promptly  quickly  shortly  presently  directly  before long  

同义参见:

sometime  

反义:

ad.不久; 快, 早

late  

英英释义

副词 soon:

in the near future

同义词：shortly, presently, before long

短语词组

soon after

1. 在……后不久

He arrived soon after three.

三点刚过他便到了。

as soon as not

1. 再也乐意不过地

She would go as soon as not.

她可太乐意去了。

补充

soonsoon英:[su:n] 美:[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。

例句

1. It will be Christmas soon.马上就到圣诞节了。 2. I soon forgot about our conversation.我很快就忘了我们的谈话。 3. I realized quite soon that she was different from any of the teachers I'd had.我很快就认识到, 她和曾经教过我的任何一位老师都不同。 4. You'll be hearing from us very soon.你很快就会收到我们的信。 5. I have to tell him as soon as possible.我得尽快告诉他。 6. It's too soon to talk about stopping.现在说停止还为时过早。 7. How soon can you come back?你多快能回来？ 8. The plane was returning to the airport soon after takeoff when it burst into flames.飞机起飞后便突然起火, 于是掉头返回机场。 9. soon afterwards he separated from his wife.随后他便和妻子分居了。 10. She burst into tears as soon as she saw him.她一见到他就放声大哭。 11. I'd just as soon go by train as drive.我宁愿坐火车而不是开车去。 12. everyone will soon know the truth.很快每个人都会知道真相的。 13. he'll be home soon.他很快就会到家了。 14. they arrived soon after 7.30.他们7点半一过就到了。 15. how soon can you get here?.你多快能到这儿？。 16. it's a pity you have to leave so soon.你这么快就离开太令人遗憾了。 17. I wish you'd told me sooner.你要是早点告诉我就好了。 18. it was too soon to know.太早了还不可能知道呢。 19. I'd just as soon Tim did it.我宁可提姆做这件事。 20. I would sooner resign than transfer to Toronto.我宁愿辞职也不愿被调到多伦多。 21. she had no sooner spoken than the telephone rang.她刚一说话，电话就响了。 22. you'll have to tell him sooner or later.你迟早得告诉他。 23. I would be grateful if you would come to your senses sooner rather than later.你要是能早点恢复理智我就谢天谢地了。 24. It will soon be dark.不久便会天黑。 25. He left soon after me.我走后不久他也走了。 26. See you soon.回头见。 27. Don't leave so soon. Stay for tea.别这么快就走。留下来喝茶吧。 28. How soon can you get here?你最快要多久才能到这里？ 29. Phone me as soon as you hear some news.你一听到什么消息就立即打电话给我。 30. No sooner had I shut the door than I realized I'd left my keys inside.我一关上门就发现我把钥匙留在屋里了。 31. We will soon be making changes.我们很快就要进行变革。 32. I'll see you soon.回头见。 33. The soonest I can get there is tomorrow.我最快明天到那里。 34. When is the soonest possible date of delivery?最快哪天能交货？ 35. We'll find out the answer soon enough. [=we'll find out the answer soon]我们会尽快找到答案。 36. We need to fix this problem sooner rather than later. [=we need to fix this problem soon]我们要尽快解决这个问题。 37. The audience soon realized that it wasn't a stunt.观众很快意识到这不是特技。 38. She found a job soon after graduation.她毕业后不久就找到了工作。 39. Please give me a call as soon as you get there. [=give me a call immediately when you get there]你到那里后请立即给我打电话。 40. I had no sooner walked through the door when the phone rang. = No sooner did I walk through the door than the phone rang. [=the phone rang immediately after I walked through the door]我刚一进门电话铃就响了。 41. I told them we needed more copies. No sooner said than done. [=they immediately gave us more copies]我告诉他们我们还需要几本。他们立刻就多给了我们几册。 42. How soon can you finish the job?你能多快完成这项工作？ 43. "The sooner you finish your homework, the sooner you can go outside and play."早点做完作业，你就能早点出去玩。 44. I will let you know as soon as possible.我会尽快告诉你。 45. I'll get there as soon as I can.我会尽快赶到那里。 46. "The sooner [=more quickly] we get the pipe fixed, the better. = We need to get the pipe fixed, the sooner the better."我们要尽快修好这条管道。 47. "sooner or later, we'll have to tell her the truth."我们迟早要告诉她真相。 48. The bus should be here sooner or later.公共汽车迟早会来的。 49. I spoke too soon.我话说得太早。 50. It's too soon to tell what will happen.现在就说会发生什么还为时尚早。 51. The show was over all too soon.演出结束得早了点。 52. "The plumber arrived, and not a moment too soon. [=the plumber arrived just in time; if the plumber had arrived later, it would have been too late]"水暖工及时赶到了。 53. He would sooner [=would rather] lose everything than admit that he was wrong.他宁愿失去一切也不愿承认自己错了。 54. "We asked him to come with us, but he said he'd just as soon stay home."我们叫他一起来，可他说宁愿待在家里。