
英:/'suːn/ 美:/'suːn/
很快
比较级:sooner 最高级:soonest
初中,高中,CET4,CET6,考研
adv. 快;不久,一会儿;立刻;宁愿
I'll call you back soon.
我会尽快给您回电。
I will tell you about this soon tomorrow.
我明天早点告诉你这件事情。
I'd just as soon stay at home on the weekend.
我宁愿周末在家待着。
She'll soon be here.
她很快就会来了
Please arrange a meeting with all the sales managers as soon as possible.
请尽快跟所有销售经理开会。
Paul thinks the proof looks great and wants to see it in print as soon as possible.
Paul觉得样张看上去很好,想尽快看到印制的成品。
Mr. Pavel will call you back as soon as he gets a signal on his phone.
Pavel先生手机上有信号了会尽快回电给您的。
Let's just say that if we don't come up with an exciting marketing strategy soon we might go bankrupt.
这样说吧,如果我们想不出一个非凡的营销策略我们就要破产了。
As soon as I buy the airline tickets, I’ll tell you the arrival time.
我一买好机票,就告诉你我的到达时间。
As soon as I finished fixing my computer, it broke again.
我刚修好电脑,它就又坏了。
Please finish the homework as soon as possible.
请尽快完成家庭作业。
She's due for promotion soon.
她很快该晋升了。
The aspirins soon take effect.
阿司匹林药片很快见效。
Things soon returned to normal.
情况很快恢复了正常。
The lake soon came into view.
那湖很快映入眼帘。
Fred said he'd be leaving soon.
弗雷德说他很快就要走了。
as soon as possible
尽快
soon after
稍后,不久以后
sooner or later
迟早,早晚
so soon
这么快
coming soon
即将来临;马上就来
adv.|immediately/rather/now/first/quick;快;不久,一会儿;立刻;宁愿
"soon" 是一个核心的英语时间副词,主要表示“不久之后”、“很快”将要发生某事。它的核心在于强调当前时刻与未来事件之间的短时间间隔,但这个间隔的具体长短是相对的,需结合语境判断。以下是其详细解析:
短时间内发生:指在说话时刻或参照时间点之后的不远将来。
例:The train will arrivesoon.(火车很快就要到了。)
来源:牛津词典
表达急切或催促:常与祈使句连用,暗示动作需立即执行。
例:Please replysoon.(请尽快回复。)
来源:剑桥词典
固定搭配
例:Call meas soon as you finish work.(你一下班就给我打电话。)
来源:柯林斯词典
例:Truth will come outsooner or later.(真相迟早会大白。)
来源:韦氏词典
时间相对性:
“soon” 的具体时长取决于语境。例如:
来源:牛津学习者词典
与相近词的区别
“soon” 侧重时间间隔短(如 He left soon after dinner),而“early” 强调早于预期时间(如 He arrived early)。
“quickly” 描述动作速度快(如 She ran quickly),而“soon” 描述时间临近。
来源:剑桥词典
莎士比亚在《哈姆雷特》中曾用“soon” 表达命运的不可逆转:
Thissoon-silent thing must to the grave.(这具即将沉寂的躯体终将归于尘土。)
来源:《哈姆雷特》第五幕第一场
参考资料链接:
“soon”的详细解释与用法
“soon”是英语中表示时间短暂性的副词,核心含义为“不久后、很快”,可指未来或过去某事件发生后不久的时间点。其音标为英式 [suːn] / 美式 [suːn]。例如:
短语 | 含义与例句 |
---|---|
as soon as | 一…就…:He left as soon as the party began.(晚会一开始他就离开了。) |
no sooner...than... | 刚…就…(倒装句式):No sooner had she said it than she cried.(她刚说完就哭了。) |
sooner or later | 迟早:Sooner or later, you'll have to decide.(你迟早得做决定。) |
how soon | 多久(询问未来时间):How soon can you finish?(你多久能完成?) |
the sooner the better | 越快越好:Fix it, the sooner the better.(尽快修好它。) |
词汇 | 区别 |
---|---|
shortly | 更正式,多用于书面或正式场合(The meeting will begin shortly.) |
presently | 强调“即将”,但可能稍晚于“soon”(英式用法更常见) |
before long | 侧重“不久以后”,时间跨度可能略长 |
总结
“soon”是英语中高频使用的时间副词,既可描述未来的临近事件,也可强调动作的迅速性。掌握其短语搭配、时态规则及近义词差异,能更精准地表达时间概念。
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