soon

soon.............速嗯（很快）.................立刻；不久（以后）

soon 很快，马上

来自古英语 sona,立即，马上，来自 Proto-Germanic*seno,立即，马上，来自 PIE*so,指示代词 词干，词源同 so,sic.

soon

soon: [OE] In Old English times, soon meant ‘straightaway’, but human nature being what it is, the tendency to procrastinate led over the centuries to a change in meaning to ‘after a short while’. (The same thing happened to anon, and is in the process of happening to directly.) The word itself comes from a prehistoric West Germanic *sǣnō, whose other descendants apart from soon have all but died out.

soon (adv.)

Old English sona "at once, immediately, directly, forthwith," from Proto-Germanic *sæno (cognates: Old Frisian son, Old Saxon sana, Old High German san, Gothic suns "soon"). Sense softened early Middle English to "within a short time" (compare anon). American English. Sooner for "Oklahoma native" is 1930 (earlier "one who acts prematurely," 1889), from the 1889 opening to whites of what was then part of Indian Territory, when many would-be settlers sneaked onto public land and staked their claims "sooner" than the legal date and time.

1. The agreement has raised hopes that the war may end soon.

那项协议使人们感到战争有望很快结束。

2. As soon as he got inside, the dog shook himself.

他一进来，狗就开始摇头摆尾。

3. He will soon be back in training for next year's National.

他将很快回来为明年的全国联赛进行特训。

4. They stopped you as soon as you deviated from the script.

一旦你偏离了剧本的内容，他们就会喊停。

5. Their affection for her soon increased almost to idolatry.

他们对她的喜爱不久就发展到了盲目崇拜的地步。

【instantly, right away, directly, soon, at once, shortly, presently, immediately】
这组词都有“立刻，马上”的意思，其区别是：
instantly: 指恰恰就在此刻，一秒钟也没耽误。
right away: 主要用于美国英语，语气稍弱于at once，强调动作迅速。
directly: 和immediately同义，指毫无迟疑。
soon: 常用词，指行动快，完成速度快。
at once: 口语中常用，语气强烈，指时间紧迫，一刻也不能耽误。
shortly: 和soon同义，指动作发生或完成的速度之快。
presently: 指不久、即将。
immediately: 指做完一件事后，立即就做另一件事，中间一般没有明显的时间间隔。