soon
adv. 很快; 宁愿…也不…
If something is going to happen soon, it will happen after a short time. If something happened soon after a particular time or event, it happened a short time after it.
You'll be hearing from us very soon...
你很快就会收到我们的来信。
This chance has come sooner than I expected...
这个机会来得比我预想的要快。
If you say that something happens as soon as something else happens, you mean that it happens immediately after the other thing.
As soon as relations improve they will be allowed to go...
一旦关系有所改善,他们就可以获准离开。
You'll never guess what happened as soon as I left my room.
你怎么也猜不出我一离开房间就发生了什么事。
If you say that you would just as soon do something or you'd just as soon do it, you mean that you would prefer to do it.
These people could afford to retire to Florida but they'd just as soon stay put...
这些人有足够的钱可以去佛罗里达安度退休生活,可是他们却宁愿留在原来的地方。
I'd just as soon not have to make this public...
我宁愿不必将此事公之于众。
1. in the near future;
immediately, instantly, presently, directly, shortly, soon, at once, right away
这些副词或副词词组均有"立刻,马上"之意。
no sooner —— than
一…就…
sooner rather than later
越早越好
no sooner than
一…就…
sooner or later
迟早;有朝一日
The escapee's turnup is expected soon.
预料很快就会出现逃亡者.
The sun will soon dry up the roads.
太阳很快就会把道路晒干的.
The football match came to an end, and the crowd soon cleared away from the ground.
足球赛结束了, 人群很快从球场散去.
We're going on holiday soon, probably next month.
我们很快要去度假了, 可能是下个月.
The boys soon scaled the wall.
男孩很快就爬上了墙头.