sooner /ˈsuːnə/

• 1. 

  PHRASE Sooner is the comparative of . soon的比较级

• 2. 

  PHRASE You say the sooner the better when you think something should be done as soon as possible. 越快越好

  例：

  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. 

  PHRASE 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]

  例：

  Sooner or later she would be caught by the police.

  迟早她会被警方抓住的。

• 4. 

  PHRASE 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...

  例：

  No sooner had he arrived in Rome than he was kidnapped.

  他一抵达罗马就被绑架了。

• 5. 

  PHRASE 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

  例：

  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。

  例：

  I'd sooner not talk about it.

  我宁愿不谈它。

  例：

  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。

  例：

  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。