soon

• adv. 快；不久，一会儿；立刻；宁愿

来自古英语 sona,立即，马上，来自 Proto-Germanic*seno,立即，马上，来自 PIE*so,指示代词 词干，词源同 so,sic.

1. in the near future;

"the doctor will soon be here"

"the book will appear shortly"

"she will arrive presently"

"we should have news before long"

soon

soon: [OE] In Old English times, soon meant ‘straightaway’, but human nature being what it is, the tendency to procrastinate led over the centuries to a change in meaning to ‘after a short while’. (The same thing happened to anon, and is in the process of happening to directly.) The word itself comes from a prehistoric West Germanic *sǣnō, whose other descendants apart from soon have all but died out.

soon (adv.)

Old English sona "at once, immediately, directly, forthwith," from Proto-Germanic *sæno (cognates: Old Frisian son, Old Saxon sana, Old High German san, Gothic suns "soon"). Sense softened early Middle English to "within a short time" (compare anon). American English. Sooner for "Oklahoma native" is 1930 (earlier "one who acts prematurely," 1889), from the 1889 opening to whites of what was then part of Indian Territory, when many would-be settlers sneaked onto public land and staked their claims "sooner" than the legal date and time.

immediately, instantly, presently, directly, shortly, soon, at once, right away

这些副词或副词词组均有"立刻，马上"之意。

immediately： 指做完一件事后，立即就做另一件事，中间一般没有明显的时间间隔。

instantly： 指恰恰就在此刻，一秒钟也没耽误。

presently： 指不久、即将。

directly和immediately同义，指毫无迟疑。

shortly和soon同义，指动作发生或完成的速度之快。

soon： 常用词，指行动快，完成速度快。

at once： 口语中常用，语气强烈，指时间紧迫，一刻也不能耽误。

right away： 主要用于美国英语，语气稍弱于at once，强调动作迅速。

The millennials ( ' , 千禧一代) who will soon make up half the workforce in rich countries were raised from nursery school onwards to work in groups.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Soon after, she knew she had to make a bold move to fully commit to her new future.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

As soon as I saw the location, I knew this was it.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

A good rule of thumb is that as soon as generals and hospital administrators jump on a management bandwagon ( ' , 追随一种管理潮流), it is time to ask questions.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Soon however, Katherine found herself comparing herself with the people she was reading about on Facebook.

出自-2017年6月听力原文

People with unhealthy eating habits are likely to die sooner.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Soon, members of the Royal family and other wealthy people took up motoring as a sport.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

Why do some students give up when they encounter difficulty, whereas others who are no more skilled continue to strive and learn? One answer, I soon discovered, lay in people's beliefs about why they had failed.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

The greater the difference, the sooner and more thoroughly the new technology replaces the old.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

A recent study suggests that doctors start to make more objective decisions about who will truly benefit from screening- especially considering the explosion of the elderly that will soon swell our population.

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

They should finish the work as soon as possible.

出自-2014年6月听力原文

The man will soon start a business of his own.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

How soon do you think this can be cleaned?

出自-2013年6月听力原文

Well, we'll let you know as soon as possible

出自-2013年6月听力原文

It turns out that the guy operates the printing machine with amazing speed, and soon he's turning out newspapers with shocking headlines.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

The editor is amazed at how quickly Smith gets his stories—only minutes after they happen—but soon he's presented with a contract to sign

出自-2013年6月听力原文

But soon Smith is reporting the news even before it happens—and it's all terrible—one disaster after another.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

I knew then that as soon as I had enough money to get my own business going, I'll do it.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

It starts soon after we are born

出自-2012年6月听力原文

He is soon going to have an evaluation interview with his supervisor and the personnel director to discuss the work he has done in the past year.

出自-2011年12月听力原文

For instance, some people believe that wearing glasses too soon weakens the eyes.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

Does that mean you will be moving soon?

出自-2010年12月听力原文

Send in a written application as soon as possible

出自-2010年12月听力原文

The first-round talks should start as soon as possible.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

A good rule of thumb is that as soon as generals and hospital administrators jump on a management bandwagon (追随—种管理潮流), it is time to ask questions.

2017年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

As most of you will soon be entering the workforce I would like to share with you my own rules for emailing.

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

As soon as it's safe enough to be outside, couriers (邮递员) start distributing accumulated mail on the still-accessible routes.

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

Cartme's creations soon captured the discriminating eye of a French diplomat, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord.

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

Companies soon discovered that work could be done at home and submitted online, so a whole new class of telecommuters began to earn a living from home offices unshaven and wearing pajamas (睡衣).

2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

hi, Emily, I hear you're leaving for Italy soon.

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

If you're planning on being one of them soon, you might not be looking forward to the unpleasant feeling air travel often leaves you with.

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

In Shanghai, a young couple at a marriage registration office told the paper that they decided to register their marriage as soon as possible to take advantage of the existing policy because an extra holiday was a big deal for them.

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

Irene and Frederic soon fell in love and got married on October 29, 1926.

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

One answer, I soon discovered, lay in people's beliefs about why they had failed.

2016年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

Soon airline tickets, hotel reservations and even cars and homes could be purchased online.

2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

The "millennials" who will soon make up half the workforce in rich countries were raised from nursery school on wards to work in groups.

2017年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

They are already on California roads, so it is not too soon to ask whether we can program a machine to act ethically.

2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

Sweden was the first European country to print and use paper money, but it may soon do away with physical currencies.

出自-2017年6月听力原文

Nearly a decade ago it was predicted that viewers of Friends, a popular situation comedy, would soon be able to purchase a sweater like Jennifer Aniston's with a few taps on their remote control.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Studying at university will only become less attractive if employers shift their focus away from where someone went to university--and there is no sign of that happening anytime soon.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

How Virgin Galactic, regulators and the public respond to this most recent tragedy will deter mine whether and how soon private space travel can transcend that playground.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

For students who have been coasting through college, and for American universities that have been demanding less work, offering more attractions and charging higher tuition, the party may soon be over.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

But more recently, companies have begun to plan more affordable After being dogged by technical delays for years, Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic's founder, had recently suggested that a SpaceShipTwo craft would carry its first paying customers as soon as February 2015.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

In 1966, soon after the Beatles had finished work on "Rubber Soul", Paul McCartney looked into the possibility of going to America to record their next album.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

They can be solved sooner or later with human ingenuity.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

iPhones and iPods will replace laptops sooner or later

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

It will see a rebound sooner or later

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Soon after I arrived, the chief executive of the agency that had invited us took me aside.

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

They had titles like Young vs Old, Gray Dawn and The Coming Generational Storm, and their message was blunt: health-care systems were heading for the rocks, pensioners were taking young people to the cleaners, and soon there would be intergenerational warfare.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

Governments in rich countries now accept that their pension and health-care promises will soon become unaffordable, and many of them have embarked on reforms, but so far only timidly

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

But researchers say there are many other factors working against another Einstein emerging anytime soon.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

Mary should get rid of her pet as soon as possible.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

However, soon after these fierce outbreaks, the virus died out, at least temporarily.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

Jane told me that you'll be leaving at soon

出自-2013年6月听力原文

His wife will leave her work soon.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

Another Ebola epidemic may erupt sooner or later.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

So she was not surprised to see a number of hands go up as soon as she finished speaking

出自-2012年12月听力原文

He is soon going to have an evaluation interview with his supervisor and the personnel director to discuss the work he has done in the past year.

出自-2011年12月听力原文

Some polar animals will soon become extinct.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

After being dogged by technical delays for years, sir Richard Branson, virgin Galactic's founder, had recently suggested that a Spaceship Two craft would carry its first paying customers as soon as February 2015.

2015年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

But with simultaneous interpreting, you start translating almost as soon as the other person starts speaking.

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

Despite the turmoil, brick and mortar won't disappear any time soon.

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

How Virgin Galactic, regulators and the public respond to this most recent tragedy will determine whether and how soon private space travel can transcend that playground.

2015年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

I soon became aware that campaigning is useless.

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

I'm not sure bugs will become a popular snack anytime soon, but they're definitely food for fort.

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

Most early books were printed in Latin, but the market for Latin was limited, and in its pursuit of larger markets, the book trade soon produced translations into the national languages emerging at the time.

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

Nearly a decade ago it was predicted that viewers of "Friends", a popular situation comedy, would soon be able to purchase a sweater like Jennifer Aniston's with a few taps on their remote control.

2016年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

Perhaps, if we continue to improve information-processing machines, we'll soon have helpful rational assistants.

2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

Seeing others enjoy a smoke, or sneak a quick glance, is too tempting to resist and soon everyone is doing it.

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

Soon after launching EPIC'S most successful product - the Bison Bacon Cranberry Bar - Collins and Forrest found they'd exhausted their sources for Bison raised exclusively on pasture.

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

Soon, our current smartphone lifestyle will expand to create our own smart home lifestyle too.

2017年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

Studying at university will only become less attractive if employers shift their focus away from where someone went to university—and there is no sign of that happening anytime soon.

2016年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

This unique ecosystem may soon be under pressure.

2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

Adolescents enter high school with great excitement but are soon looking forward to graduation.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 完形填空 原文

As soon as Christiansen saw the photos, he realized why he had failed to spot the caldera.

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

As soon as someone spotted the boat, everyone would do last-minute tidying and change into fancy clothes.

2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

As soon as you get the answer you need, move on to the next person.

2017年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 七选五 原文

Benjamin would have real brushes soon.

2017年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 阅读A 选项

But soon after retirement, the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they left.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 完形填空 原文

But soon, the gold that Dawson depended on had all been found.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

But the phrase "penny paper" caught the public's fancy, and soon there would be papers that did indeed sell for only a penny.

2019年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

But their interest soon wears off and by January those same toys can be found put away in the basement.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 完形填空 原文

By the end of the century, if not sooner, the world's oceans will be bluer and greener thanks to a warming climate, according to a new study.

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Cutting of big trees is to be prohibited in California soon.

2019年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

Diners at bad tables — next to the kitchen door, say — spent nearly as much as others but soon fled.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Finally you climb into an Arctic-like zone with permanent snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.

2019年高考英语全国卷I 完形填空 原文

However, I soon discover that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of camps among tons of rubbish.

2019年高考英语全国卷I 完形填空 原文

I soon noticed it wasn't a talent thing; it was practice.

2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 完形填空 原文

If accepted for the job, you'll be informed soon.

2015年高考英语北京卷 单项填空 原文

I'm sure you'll hear from her soon.

2017年高考英语浙江卷（11月） 听力 原文

I'm sure your missing glasses will turn up sooner or later.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 单项选择 原文

In advanced concepts and even philosophy—and they will soon discover that toknow feels more like a club than just a magazine.

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

In that case, ask to speak in person as soon as possible and say sorry.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

It must be true that sooner or later, everyone finds his or her way back to nature.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 七选五 原文

More expressways will be built in sichuan soon to promote the local economy.

2015年高考英语四川卷 单项填空 原文

My mom would be worried sick if I didn't come home soon.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读表达 原文

No sooner did she leave my doorstep than I had emails from two women whose kids go to my son's nursery and who recognized my face.

2019年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文

Ok, take care, and see you soon.

2016年高考英语全国卷2 听力 原文

One day soon after school had started, I said to them, " now I'm going to say something about reading that you have probably never heard a teacher say before.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Pretty soon I'd made my way through the supermarket and was back in the fresh air.

2015年高考英语上海卷 语法填空 A 原文

Restarting antitrust for the information age will not be easy but if govemments don't wants a data oconomy by a few giants, they must act soon.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Soon after, I was on my way to the show, carrying a fancy black handbag and a happy smile.

2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 语法填空 原文

Soon afterwards, Helene and diana changed the sandwich shop into a small vietnamese restaurant.

2015年高考英语安徽卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Soon afterwards, many of those people started settling down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Soon I will graduate and become part of the real world.

2019年高考英语北京卷 语法填空 原文

Soon she drove to meet zac in watertown, n.

2019年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Soon she was at the bridge that crossed the des moines river, a bridge also built of wood, just like the bridge across honey creek.

2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Soon the great flocks were gone, never to be seen again.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Soon you will also question whether the voice you're hearing is actually real.

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Sorry sir, your room will be ready soon.

2015年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文

Taylor will apply to college soon.

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The failure was a big blow to him, but he wasn't discouraged and soon got as enthusiastic as ever.

2015年高考英语福建卷 单项填空 原文

The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 完形填空 原文

The sooner you notice, the better.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The Winns soon discovered that daily hiking in their 50s is a lot harder than they remember it was in their 20s.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 完形填空 原文

They rose in the ranks not by being friendly but by smoking cigarettes, breaking rules and playing jokes on others, among whom I soon found myself.

2019年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

They said they would make a decision soon.

2018年高考英语全国卷2 听力 原文

We will give you a call as soon as it's fixed.

2015年高考英语北京卷 听力 原文

Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick.

2016年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文

We'll get out of here soon.

2017年高考英语全国卷2 听力 原文

You know, she retired last year and I'm leaving for the university soon.

2019年高考英语浙江卷 听力 原文

You're not growing up anytime soon.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Soon after his father’s release from prison, Dickens got a better job as errand boy in law offices.

出自-2017年考研阅读原文

Soon after Sketches by Boz appeared, a publishing firm approached Dickens to write a story in monthly installments, as a backdrop for a series of woodcuts by the ten-famous artist Robert Seymour, who had originated the idea for the story.

出自-2017年考研阅读原文

But many middle-class occupations-trucking, financial advice, software engineering - have aroused their interest, or soon will.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

But many middle-class occupations一trucking, financial advice, software engineering一have aroused their interest, or soon will.

2018年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Everybody wants to know how the people who will soon inhabit those empty office cubicles will differ from those who came before them.

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Facebook promised the European commission then that it would not link phone numbers to Facebook identities, but it broke the promise almost as soon as the deal went through.

2018年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

For example, Business Week predicted in 1975 that electronic means of payment would soon "revolutionize the very concept of money itself", only to reverse itself several years later.

2013年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

It is too soon to write off the EU.

2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

It will hold another meeting soon.

2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Soon after his father's release from prison, Dickens got a better job as errand boy in law offices.

2017年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Soon after Sketches by Bozappeared, a publishing firm approached Dickens to write a story in monthly installments, as a backdrop for a series of woodcuts by the then-famous artist Robert Seymour, who had originated the idea for the story.

2017年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

We'll be home soon./We'll soon be home.

我们很快就要到家了。

牛津词典

She sold the house soon after her husband died.

丈夫去世后不久，她就把房子卖了。

牛津词典

I soon realized the mistake.

我很快意识到犯了错误。

牛津词典

It soon became clear that the programme was a failure.

没多久便可清楚地看出，这个节目不受欢迎。

牛津词典

(informal) See you soon !

再见！

牛津词典

How soon can you get here?

你什么时候能赶到这儿？

牛津词典

We'll deliver the goods as soon as we can.

我们将尽快交货。

牛津词典

Please send it as soon as possible .

请尽快把它寄出去。

牛津词典

Next Monday is the soonest we can deliver.

我们交货最早要到下星期一。

牛津词典

They arrived home sooner than expected.

他们很快就到家了，比预料的要早。

牛津词典

The sooner we set off, the sooner we will arrive.

我们走得越早就到得越早。

牛津词典

The note said, ‘Call Bill soonest ’ (= as soon as possible) .

纸条上写着：“尽快给比尔打电话”。

牛津词典

All too soon the party was over.

转眼之间，聚会就结束了。

牛津词典

No sooner had she said it than she burst into tears.

她刚一说完，泪水便夺眶而出。

牛津词典

‘When shall I tell him? ’ ‘The sooner the better. ’

“我什么时候告诉他呢？”“越快越好。”

牛津词典

Sooner or later you will have to make a decision.

你早晚得拿个主意。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

You'll be hearing from us very soon...

你很快就会收到我们的来信。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

This chance has come sooner than I expected...

这个机会来得比我预想的要快。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

As soon as relations improve they will be allowed to go...

一旦关系有所改善，他们就可以获准离开。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

You'll never guess what happened as soon as I left my room.

你怎么也猜不出我一离开房间就发生了什么事。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

These people could afford to retire to Florida but they'd just as soon stay put...

这些人有足够的钱可以去佛罗里达安度退休生活，可是他们却宁愿留在原来的地方。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I'd just as soon not have to make this public...

我宁愿不必将此事公之于众。

柯林斯高阶英语词典