sooner
- adv.soon 的比较级
- n.〈美〉(在政府开放西部前)抢先取得占有权的人
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（soon 的比较级）
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PHRASE 越快越好;愈早愈好
You say the sooner the better when you think something should be done as soon as possible.Detective Holt said: 'The kidnapper is a man we must catch and the sooner the better'.
霍尔特侦探说：“绑架者是一名男子，我们必须抓住他，越快越好。”
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PHRASE 迟早
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.Sooner or later she would be caught by the police.
她迟早会被警方逮住的。
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PHR-CONJ-SUBORD 刚…就…
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.No sooner had he arrived in Rome than he was kidnapped.
他刚到罗马就遭到了绑架。
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PHR-MODAL 宁可;宁愿
If you say that you would sooner do something or you'd sooner do it, you mean that you would prefer to do it.Ford vowed that he would sooner burn his factory to the ground than build a single vehicle for war purposes...
福特郑重声明他宁可把自己的工厂付之一炬，也不愿意生产一辆用于战争的车辆。
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Sooner or later you will have to make a decision .
你早晚得拿个主意。
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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。
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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。
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It was bound to happen sooner or later .
这事迟早都是要发生的。
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The sooner we set off , the sooner we will arrive .
我们走得越早就到得越早。
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Keep applying and by the law of averages you 'll get a job sooner or later .
继续申请吧，根据平均律你迟早会找到工作的。
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They arrived home sooner than expected .
他们很快就到家了，比预料的要早。
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It is remarkable that nobody noticed sooner .
竟然没有人早点发现，真有意思。
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It was remiss of them not to inform us of these changes sooner .
他们粗心大意，没有早一些通知我们这些变化。
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It is regrettable that the police were not informed sooner .
遗憾的是没有早些报警。
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No sooner had I sat down than there was a loud knock on the door .
我刚坐下就有人大声敲门。
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Sooner or later , life will put the relationship to the test .
总有一天，生活会考验这种关系是否牢固。
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I would sooner give up sleep than miss my evening class
我宁可不睡觉，也不愿错过晚上的课。
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Mark , you 'd better get cracking , the sooner the better
马克，你最好尽快开始，越快越好。
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Sooner or later she would be caught by the police .
她迟早会被警方逮住的。
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Sooner or later he may tire of constantly putting himself last .
迟早他会厌倦总是把自己排在最后。
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Sooner or later , I 'm going to have to face the music .
迟早我得自己承担后果。
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I 'd sooner not , if you don 't mind .
要是你不介意的话，我宁可不这样做。
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In a tight spot there is no one I would sooner see than Frank .
有麻烦时，我会首先去找弗兰克。
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This chance has come sooner than I expected
这个机会来得比我预想的要快。
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If I were a young man I would sooner go to prison than fight for this country
如果我是个年轻人，我宁愿进监狱也不愿为这个国家打仗。
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The sooner we start , the sooner we 'll get it over with .
动手越早，我们就会越早了结这事儿。
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I imagine they 'll be tearing the building down sooner or later .
我猜他们早晚会拆除这座楼的。
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He would do well to remember that , sooner or later , everyone 's luck runs out
他可别忘了任何人的运气早晚都会用完的。
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He had no sooner got his wings than the Korean conflict broke out .
他刚获得飞行资格，朝鲜战争就爆发了。
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I 'd sooner he didn 't know till I 've talked to Pete
在我跟皮特说之前，我宁愿他不知道这件事。
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I 'd sooner not talk about it
我宁可不去谈论它。
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Whoever did this will sooner or later be caught and will be punished
不管是谁干的这事，早晚要被抓住并受到惩罚。
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Sooner or later most writers end up making books about the torments of being a writer
或早或晚，大多数作家最终都会著书讲述身为作家的苦恼。
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No sooner had he arrived in Rome than he was kidnapped .
他刚到罗马就遭到了绑架。