soon

/suːn/ adv.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

不久；很快；早；快

释义与例句

adv. 不久；很快
within a short time from now or from the time being talked about
  1. The doctor will see you soon, so please take a seat.
    医生很快就会给你看病，请坐吧。
  2. We soon realised that we had taken the wrong road.
    我们很快就意识到自己走错了路。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She finished her homework soon after dinner.
    她晚饭后不久就完成了作业。
adv. 早；快
earlier or more quickly than expected or than a particular time
  1. The shops closed sooner than we expected on Sunday.
    星期日商店关门的时间比我们预想的早。
  2. How soon can you deliver the replacement part?
    你们最快什么时候能送来替换零件？
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The sooner we leave, the less traffic we will meet.
    我们越早出发，遇到的车辆就越少。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 soon 的核心是“时间间隔短”，可表示“不久”或“比预期早”；as soon as 引导时间状语从句，表示“一……就……”。

词族与关联词

反义词
  • later 后来；稍后
    soon 指从现在或某个参照时间起不久之后；later 只表示在某个时间点之后，不强调间隔很短。see you soon 暗示很快再见，see you later 则只是稍后再见。
    We can discuss the details later when everyone is here. 等大家都到了，我们可以稍后再讨论细节。
常见搭配
  • as soon as 一……就……
    Call me as soon as the train arrives. 火车一到就给我打电话。
  • soon after 不久之后
    Soon after the meeting, she sent everyone a summary. 会议结束后不久，她给大家发了一份摘要。
  • the sooner the better 越早越好
    If we want good seats, we should book now—the sooner the better. 如果想要好座位，我们现在就该订票，越早越好。