의미: sooner

soon·er n.

1 【미국사】 선구 이주민 《정부의 이주령 발령 전에 서부 현지에 가서 선취권을 획득한 사람》

2 [Sooner] Oklahoma 주민의 속칭

3 《미·속어》 부정(不正)에 선수치는 사람

sooner 관용구

sooner or later

eventually Sooner or later you must pay me back the money so you should do it as soon as possible.

had had sooner

choose to（do one thing instead of another）；like better to；would prefer to宁可；宁愿
He invited me to the movies，but I had rather go on a picnic with the girls．他邀请我去看电影，但我倒是喜欢跟女孩们去野餐。
I had sooner live in the city than in the countryside．我宁愿住在城里而不愿住在乡村。

had rather/had sooner

had rather sooner

no sooner…than

immediately after…；as soon as刚…就…
I had no sooner left the house than it began to rain．我刚离开家天就下雨了。
No sooner had he entered the office than the telephone rang．他刚进办公室，电话铃就响了。

no sooner said than done

Idiom(s): no sooner said than done

Theme: NOW

done quickly and obediently. (Informal.)
• When Sally asked for someone to open the window, it was no sooner said than done.
• As Jane opened the window, she said, "No sooner said than done."

had sooner do

Idiom(s): had rather do something AND had sooner do something

Theme: CHOICE

prefer to do something. (The had is usually expressed in a contraction, 'd.)
• I'd rather go to town than sit here all evening.
• They'd rather not.
• I'd sooner not make the trip.

A good name is sooner lost than won.

A reputation takes long to build, but can be quickly destroyed.

had rather|'d rather|'d sooner|had sooner

v. To choose to (do one thing instead of another thing); like better to; would prefer to.

Used with an infinitive without "to". My aunt invited me to the movies, but I said I had rather go on a picnic with the girls. I had sooner live in the city than on a farm.

no sooner --- than|no sooner than|sooner|sooner th

As soon as; at once when; immediately when. No sooner did he signal to turn than the other car turned in front of him. No sooner were the picnic baskets unpacked than it began to rain.

sooner or later|later|sooner

adv. phr. At some unknown time in the future; sometime. John will come back sooner or later. Grandpa is very slow about fixing things around the house, but he always does it sooner or later.
Compare: OR OTHER.

sooner the better, the

sooner the better, the
As quickly or early as possible, as in As for stopping that check, the sooner the better. This idiom was first recorded in 1477.

More Idioms/Phrases

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