no sooner than

短语

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释义与例句

prep.
  1. 1.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see no, sooner, than.

    Near-synonym: after

    He will arrive no sooner than ten o'clock.

conj.
  1. 1.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see no, sooner, than.

    He will arrive no sooner than I will.

  2. 2.

    At the moment when; instantaneously after; immediately after.

    Near-synonyms: immediately, instantly, hardly

    No sooner had he arrived than the others grew talkative.

  3. 3.

    Used to indicate that the second action mentioned is as likely as, or is preferred to, the first action mentioned.

    习语

    I'd no sooner shop at their store than jump in a lake.