soon
adv. 很快; 寧願…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...
你很快就會收到我們的來信。
This chance has come sooner than I expected...
這個機會來得比我預想的要快。
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...
一旦關係有所改善,他們就可以獲准離開。
You'll never guess what happened as soon as I left my room.
你怎麼也猜不出我一離開房間就發生了什麼事。
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...
這些人有足夠的錢可以去佛羅里達安度退休生活,可是他們卻寧願留在原來的地方。
I'd just as soon not have to make this public...
我寧願不必將此事公之於眾。
1. in the near future;
immediately, instantly, presently, directly, shortly, soon, at once, right away
這些副詞或副詞片語均有"立刻,馬上"之意。
no sooner —— than
一…就…
sooner rather than later
越早越好
no sooner than
一…就…
sooner or later
遲早;有朝一日
The escapee's turnup is expected soon.
預料很快就會出現逃亡者.
The sun will soon dry up the roads.
太陽很快就會把道路曬乾的.
The football match came to an end, and the crowd soon cleared away from the ground.
足球賽結束了, 人群很快從球場散去.
We're going on holiday soon, probably next month.
我們很快要去度假了, 可能是下個月.
The boys soon scaled the wall.
男孩很快就爬上了牆頭.