soon/suːn/

ad. in a short time

ad. 不久，很快，马上：He will come back soon. 他很快就要回来。

◇He soon realized that he had the wrong decision. 他不久就发现他作了错误的决定。

◇They got married soon after they met. 他们相遇后不久就结婚了。

as soon as ... 一…（就…）：Call me as soon as you arrive there. 一到那儿就给我打电话。

as soon as possible 尽快：Write back as soon as possible. 请尽快回信。

no sooner ... than ... 一…就，刚…就…：[主句一般用过去完成时，than从句用过去时；no sooner置于句首时，主句要部分倒装] I had no sooner opened the door than the phone rang. = No sooner had I opened the door than the phone rang. 我刚把门打开，电话就响了。

sooner or later 迟早；终归：Sooner or later she will know the truth. 她迟早会知道真相的。

音组-oon/-uːn/

moon; noon; soon; spoon

常犯错误

✗ Phone me as soon as you will get there.

✓ Phone me as soon as you get there. 你一到那儿就给我来个电话。

常犯错误

✗ No sooner he had gone than the accident happened.

✓ No sooner had he gone than the accident happened. 他刚走，事故就发生了。

常犯错误

✗ He will accept it later or sooner.

✓ He will accept it sooner or later. 他迟早要接受的。