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as soon as
as soon asAs soon as is a conjunction. You use as soon as to say that something will happen immediately after something else has happened. As soon as we get the tickets we'll send them to you.Be Careful!
You usually use the present simple after as soon as. Don't use a future form. Don't say, for example, 'I will call you as soon as I will get home'. You say 'I will call you as soon as I get home'. Ask him to come in, will you, as soon as he arrives.When you are talking about the past, you use the past simple or the past perfect after as soon as. As soon as she got out of bed the telephone stopped ringing.As soon as she had gone, he started eating the cake.Translationssoon (suːn) adverb1. in a short time from now or from the time mentioned. They'll be here sooner than you think; I hope he arrives soon. 不久 不久2. early. It's too soon to tell. 早 早3. willingly. I would sooner stand than sit. 寧可 宁可as soon as (not later than the moment) when. You may have a biscuit as soon as we get home. 一...就... 一...就...no sooner … than when ... immediately. No sooner had we set off than we realized we'd left the dog behind. 一...就... 一...就...sooner or later eventually. He'll come home sooner or later, I suppose. 遲早 迟早the sooner the better as quickly as possible. `When shall I tell him?' `The sooner the better!' 越快越好 越快越好as soon as
as soon as1. Once; immediately when. We'll leave as soon as Jim gets here. As soon as the package arrives, open it.2. At the earliest opportunity. Call your mother as soon as you can—she's very worried about you.See also: soonas soon asat the moment that; at the time that; when. I fell asleep as soon as I lay down. John ate dinner as soon as he came home.See also: soonas soon as1. When, just after, as in Please call me as soon as dinner is ready, or As soon as the sun goes down, the temperature drops dramatically. [Late 1200s] 2. At the earliest moment that, as in Telephone me as soon as you can. It often takes the form as soon as possible, meaning at the earliest possible moment, as in He'll finish the work as soon as possible. This expression employs possible in the sense of "if it can or could be," a usage dating from the late 1600s. See also: soonEncyclopediaSeeÁsaThesaurusSeesoon |