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sooner

美 ˈsuːnər · 英 ˈsuːnə

核心义 AI

更早地；宁愿（sooner...than）

释义 AI

adv.
  1. 1更早地；更快地
    earlier than expected or before something else
    I wish I had known sooner.
    我希望我早点知道。
  2. 2宁愿；宁可（用于 would sooner...than）
    used to say that you would prefer to do something rather than something else
    I would sooner die than betray my friends.
    我宁死也不背叛朋友。
n.
  1. 1抢先占地者（美国历史上指抢先取得土地的人）
    a person who settles on public land before it is officially opened for settlement

例句 AI

The sooner we start, the sooner we finish.
我们越早开始，就越早完成。基础
I would sooner stay home than go out in this rain.
我宁愿待在家里也不愿冒雨出去。自然
No sooner had she arrived than the meeting began.
她一到，会议就开始了。场景
He left sooner than I expected.
他比我预想的更早离开。自然

搭配 AI

sooner or later迟早
no sooner...than一……就……
the sooner the better越快越好
would sooner...than宁愿……而不愿……

短语与习语 AI

sooner or later迟早，早晚
no sooner...than一……就……（用于句首时需倒装）
the sooner the better越快越好
would sooner...than宁愿……也不愿……

句型 AI

no sooner had sb done sth than...
某人刚做完某事就……
No sooner had I closed the door than the phone rang.
我刚关上门，电话就响了。
would sooner do A than do B
宁愿做A也不愿做B
She would sooner walk than take the bus.
她宁愿走路也不愿坐公交车。

语域与场景 AI

sooner 是副词 soon 的比较级，常用于比较结构，如 the sooner...the sooner...。在正式或书面语中，no sooner...than 表示“一……就……”，常引起倒装。口语中更常用 as soon as。sooner 作名词表示“抢先占地者”是美国历史用语，现在很少用。

近义词辨析 AI

earlier更早，强调时间上提前
rather宁愿，与 would 连用表示选择

反义词 AI

later更晚，与 sooner 相反

易混词 AI

soonsoon 是原级，sooner 是比较级，注意区分

常见错误 AI

✕ No sooner he arrived than he left.
✓ No sooner had he arrived than he left.
no sooner 位于句首时，主句要用部分倒装
✕ I would rather sooner stay.
✓ I would sooner stay.
would sooner 本身已表示宁愿，不要再加 rather

词族 AI

soonadv.很快，不久
soonestadv.最快地（soon 的最高级）

助记 AI

soon（快）+ -er（比较级）→ 更快、更早。

词源与构词 AI

soon快，早+-er比较级后缀

源自古英语 sōna，意为“立即、很快”，加上比较级后缀 -er 表示“更早”。

词频与标签

当代语料词频—
BNC 词频第 3,771 位较常用
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牛津 3000—
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词频排名越小越常用；柯林斯 5 星最常用。数据来自 ECDICT 词典，短语没有词频排名。

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