sooner

1. （soon 的比较级）
   Sooner is the comparative of soon.
2. PHRASE 越快越好;愈早愈好
   You say the sooner the better when you think something should be done as soon as possible.
   1. Detective Holt said: 'The kidnapper is a man we must catch and the sooner the better'.
      霍尔特侦探说：“绑架者是一名男子，我们必须抓住他，越快越好。”
3. PHRASE 迟早
   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.
   1. Sooner or later she would be caught by the police.
      她迟早会被警方逮住的。
4. PHR-CONJ-SUBORD 刚…就…
   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.
   1. No sooner had he arrived in Rome than he was kidnapped.
      他刚到罗马就遭到了绑架。
5. PHR-MODAL 宁可;宁愿
   If you say that you would sooner do something or you'd sooner do it, you mean that you would prefer to do it.
   1. Ford vowed that he would sooner burn his factory to the ground than build a single vehicle for war purposes...
      福特郑重声明他宁可把自己的工厂付之一炬，也不愿意生产一辆用于战争的车辆。
   2. I'd sooner not talk about it...
      我宁可不去谈论它。
   3. I'd sooner he didn't know till I've talked to Pete...
      在我跟皮特说之前，我宁愿他不知道这件事。
   4. I would sooner give up sleep than miss my evening class...
      我宁可不睡觉，也不愿错过晚上的课。
   5. I'd sooner not, if you don't mind.
      要是你不介意的话，我宁可不这样做。

1. Mark, you'd better get cracking, the sooner the better
   马克，你最好尽快开始，越快越好。
2. If I were a young man I would sooner go to prison than fight for this country
   如果我是个年轻人，我宁愿进监狱也不愿为这个国家打仗。
3. I'm working on my fitness and I will be ready in a couple of weeks, if not sooner
   我正在调养身体，最多两三周以后就可以了。
4. Sooner or later, I'm going to have to face the music.
   迟早我得自己承担后果。
5. This chance has come sooner than I expected
   这个机会来得比我预想的要快。
6. Detective Holt said: 'The kidnapper is a man we must catch and the sooner the better'.
   霍尔特侦探说：“绑架者是一名男子，我们必须抓住他，越快越好。”
7. Sooner or later she would be caught by the police.
   她迟早会被警方逮住的。
8. No sooner had he arrived in Rome than he was kidnapped.
   他刚到罗马就遭到了绑架。
9. Ford vowed that he would sooner burn his factory to the ground than build a single vehicle for war purposes
   福特郑重声明他宁可把自己的工厂付之一炬，也不愿意生产一辆用于战争的车辆。
10. I'd sooner not talk about it
    我宁可不去谈论它。
11. I'd sooner he didn't know till I've talked to Pete
    在我跟皮特说之前，我宁愿他不知道这件事。
12. I would sooner give up sleep than miss my evening class
    我宁可不睡觉，也不愿错过晚上的课。
13. I'd sooner not, if you don't mind.
    要是你不介意的话，我宁可不这样做。
14. In a tight spot there is no one I would sooner see than Frank.
    有麻烦时，我会首先去找弗兰克。
15. I imagine they'll be tearing the building down sooner or later.
    我猜他们早晚会拆除这座楼的。
16. Sooner or later, life will put the relationship to the test.
    总有一天，生活会考验这种关系是否牢固。
17. Sooner or later he may tire of constantly putting himself last.
    迟早他会厌倦总是把自己排在最后。
18. Sooner or later most writers end up making books about the torments of being a writer
    或早或晚，大多数作家最终都会著书讲述身为作家的苦恼。
19. He would do well to remember that, sooner or later, everyone's luck runs out
    他可别忘了任何人的运气早晚都会用完的。
20. Whoever did this will sooner or later be caught and will be punished
    不管是谁干的这事，早晚要被抓住并受到惩罚。
21. He had no sooner got his wings than the Korean conflict broke out.
    他刚获得飞行资格，朝鲜战争就爆发了。
22. No sooner said than done.
    一说就做到了。
23. I'd sooner die than do this sort of thing.
    叫我做这种事，倒不如叫我死。
24. I thought he would show the cloven hoof sooner or later.
    我早就认为他迟早会原形毕露的。
25. You will understand it sooner or later.
    总有一天你会明白的。
26. He'll have to go there sooner or later.
    他早晚得去。
27. A dishonest person is bound to meet with setbacks sooner or later.
    不老实的人非碰钉子不可。
28. The messenger boy will run off his legs sooner or later.
    这个小通讯员迟早会累垮的。
29. I will tell you, sooner or later, all the complicated process.
    我迟早要把这一复杂的过程全部告诉你。
30. Sooner or later we will succeed.
    我们迟早会成功的。

adv

1. more readily or willingly
   1. clean it well, preferably with warm water
   2. I'd rather be in Philadelphia
   3. I'd sooner die than give up

   Synonym:    preferablyrather

2. comparatives of `soon' or `early'
   1. Come a little sooner, if you can
   2. came earlier than I expected

   Synonym:    earlier