sooner
/ˈsuːnə/
adv.
1. soon的比较级
2. (earlier) 较早地
- Can't you come a bit sooner? 你难道不能早来一点吗？
3. no sooner … than ... 一…就…；刚…就…
- No sooner had he arrived in Rome than he was kidnapped. 他一到罗马就被绑架了。
no sooner said than done 说干就干；毫不耽搁
Usage Note:
when有时会代替than用于no sooner后,但这种用法通常被认为是错误的,例如: no sooner had he arrived than (不能用) the telephone rang(他刚到电话就响了)。
4. the sooner the better 越快越好；尽早
5. soonerorlater 迟早；早晚；总有一天
- Something like this was bound to happen, sooner or later. 这种事注定会发生, 早晚的事。
6. the sooner … the sooner … 一旦…就…
7. would sooner do sth<口> 宁愿做某事
- I'd sooner not talk about it. 我宁愿不谈论这事。 - 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
sooner or later
adv. phr.
At some unknown time in the future; sometime. 迟早；早晚；总有一天。
- Grandpa is very slow about fixing things around the house, but he always does it sooner or later. 爷爷修理家里的东西总是慢吞吞的，但他迟早总会修好。
- 英语>简体中文, 美国习语词典
sooner
n. Slang （名词） 【俚语】
1. A person who settled homestead land in the western United States before it was officially made available, in order to have first choice of location. 抢先占地者：指美西部在官方正式许可可以得到之前抢占宅地的人，以便于首先选择住地
2. Sooner A native or resident of Oklahoma. Sooner 捷足者：美国俄克拉荷马州人或居民的别称
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
sooner
n.
〈美〉(在政府开放西部前)抢先取得占有权的人,用不正当手段先下手的人
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
sooner1
(adverb 副词)
早点
I wish you’d come sooner. 要是你早点来就好了。
SYNONYM 同义词:before, earlier.
宁可
I’d sooner have an apple than sweets. 我宁可吃苹果也不吃糖果。
SYNONYM 同义词:preferably, rather.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
sooner1
no ,sooner ,said than 'done
(of a request 要求) done immediately 一说就办；说了就立即做:
When he said he wanted to go to the zoo on his birthday it was no sooner said than done. 他一说他生日那天想去动物园，立刻就照做了。
no sooner … than …(written)
used to show that one thing, which is unexpected,happens immediately after another thing 一…就…；刚…就…:
No sooner had she got in the bath than the front door bell rang. 她刚进浴室，前门的门铃就响了。
the ,sooner the 'better
very soon; as soon as possible 尽早；越早越好:
‘When shall I tell him?’ ‘The sooner the better.’“我什么时候告诉他？”“越快越好。”
,sooner or 'later
at some time in the future, even if you are not sure exactly when 迟早；早晚有一天:
The police will find him sooner or later. 警方早晚会找到他的。
,sooner rather than 'later
after a short time rather than after a long time赶早不赶晚；及早:
We urged them to sort out the problem sooner rather than later. 我们敦促他们及早解决那个问题。
I, etc. would sooner do sth (than sth else)
I, etc. would prefer to do sth (than do sth else) 宁愿做某事﹙而不愿做另一件事﹚:
She’d sooner share a house with other students than live at home with her parents. 她宁可和其他学生合住，也不愿跟父母住在家里。
sooner you, etc. than me =rather you, etc. than me 另见rather
英语>简体中文, 英语习语词典
sooner1
n.
[美](在政府开放西部前)抢先取得占有权的人, 用不正当手段先下手的人
[Sooner ][美]俄克拉何马州人 Sooner State 捷足洲(俄克拉何马州的别名)
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
sooner
/ˈsuːnə/
1. 习语 Sooner is the comparative of . soon的比较级
2. 习语 You say the sooner the better when you think something should be done as soon as possible. 越快越好
- Detective Holt said: "The kidnapper is a man we must catch and the sooner the better." 霍尔特警探说：“我们必须抓住绑匪，越快越好。”
3. 习语 If you say that something will happen sooner or later, you mean that it will happen at some time in the future, even though it might take a long time. 迟早 [PHR with cl]
- Sooner or later she would be caught by the police. 迟早她会被警方抓住的。
4. 习语 If you say that no sooner has one thing happened than another thing happens, you mean that the second thing happens immediately after the first thing. 一...就...
- No sooner had he arrived in Rome than he was kidnapped. 他一抵达罗马就被绑架了。
5. 习语 If you say that you would sooner do something or you'd sooner do it, you mean that you would prefer to do it. 宁愿
- Ford vowed that he would sooner burn his factory to the ground than build a single vehicle for war purposes. 福特起誓说，他宁愿把自己的工厂烧毁，也不为战争生产一辆汽车。
- I'd sooner not talk about it. 我宁愿不谈它。
- I'd sooner he didn't know till I've talked to Pete. 我宁愿在我和皮特谈之前他不知晓此事。
- I would sooner give up sleep than miss my evening class. 我宁愿不睡觉也不愿错过晚间课程。
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典
