soonest

英 [ˈsuːnɪst]

美 [ˈsunəst]

adv.  很快; 马上; 不久; 早; 快
soon的最高级

BNC.34741 / COCA.34886

柯林斯词典

• ADV-GRADED 很快;马上;不久
  If something is going to happensoon, it will happen after a short time. If something happenedsoonafter a particular time or event, it happened a short time after it.
  1. You'll be hearing from us very soon...
     你很快就会收到我们的来信。
  2. This chance has come sooner than I expected...
     这个机会来得比我预想的要快。
  3. You'll find out soon enough...
     你很快就会搞清楚的。
  4. The plane was returning to the airport soon after takeoff when it burst into flames...
     飞机起飞之后不久便起火，于是掉头返回机场。
  5. Soon afterwards he separated from his wife.
     不久以后，他和妻子分居了。
• PHR-CONJ-SUBORD 一…就…
  If you say that something happensas soon assomething else happens, you mean that it happens immediately after the other thing.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHR-MODAL 宁可;宁愿
  If you say that youwould just as soondo something or you'd just as soondo it, you mean that you would prefer to do it.
  1. 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。
  2. I'd just as soon not have to make this public...
     我宁愿不必将此事公之于众。
  3. I'd just as soon you put that thing away...
     我宁可你把那玩意收起来。
  4. She'd just as soon throw your plate in your face as serve you.
     她宁可把盘子砸到你脸上也不愿伺候你。

英英释义

adv

• with the least delay
  1. the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M.
  Synonym:earliest

双语例句

• Awaiting for your soonest response.
  等待您的尽快答复。
• I'll be home by five at the soonest.
  我最早也要在五点才能到家。
• Awaiting your soonest reply in this regard.
  在这方面等待您最快的答复。
• Benvolio: a right fair mark, fair coz, is soonest hit.
  班：好兄弟，目标越好，射得越准。
• We will appreciate if you could consider our order the soonest possible.
  如能讯速受理我们的订货，我们将感激不尽。
• Wednesday of next week is the soonest we can deliver the chairs.
  我们最快在下星期三把椅子送来。
• Quick response to assist customer acquire information needed soonest.
  快速的回覆帮助客户在最短时间内取得所需资讯。
• We had a bitter argument and although I still thought I was right, I decided that least said, soonest mended and changed the subject.
  我们争论得很激烈，虽然我仍旧认为我是对的，但还是少说为妙，于是我转移了话题。
• And soonest our best men with thee doe goe.
  我们中的最优秀的人随你去得越早。
• Licai completed his job the soonest among all the workers.
  在所有的工人当中，利财最早完成他的工作。