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单词 sooner
释义

sooner

[ soo-ner ]
/ ˈsu nər /
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noun

a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
a person who gains an unfair advantage by getting ahead of others.

Origin of sooner

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; soon + -er1

Words nearby sooner

Soochow, sooey, sook, sool, soon, sooner, sooner or later, Sooner State, soonest, Soong, soony

Definition for sooner (2 of 2)

Sooner
[ soo-ner ]
/ ˈsu nər /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Oklahoma (the Sooner State ) (used as a nickname).
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British Dictionary definitions for sooner

sooner
/ (ˈsuːnə) /

adverb

the comparative of soon he came sooner than I thought
rather; in preferenceI'd sooner die than give up
no sooner…than immediately after or whenno sooner had he got home than the rain stopped; no sooner said than done
sooner or later eventually; inevitably

usage for sooner

When is sometimes used instead of than after no sooner, but this use is generally regarded as incorrect: no sooner had he arrived than (not when) the telephone rang
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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