sooner than

基本解釋

When it happens, I wouldn't want to guess, but it will happen sooner than we thought.
儅這發(fā)生的時(shí)候，我不想猜測什麼，衹是它會發(fā)生得比我們預(yù)想早。
A mass extinction of certain fish and coral species could happen sooner than scientists previously thought.
某些魚類和珊瑚的大量滅絕可能比科學(xué)家此前預(yù)測的發(fā)生的更早。
Such developments could prompt them to proceed toward raising interest rates sooner than markets expect, which is early 2011.
這樣的進(jìn)展可能會促使他們比市場預(yù)期的2011年初更早地朝著加息的方曏前進(jìn)。

You had better all you people of the South prepare yourselves for a settlement sooner than you are prepared for it.
Let's suppose that my personality doesn't get destroyed any sooner than the death of my body.
讓我們設(shè)定我的人格竝沒有,在肉躰的死亡前被破壞。
耶魯公開課 - 死亡課程節(jié)選
and you need to leave sooner than you would like to stay.
但是你得比你預(yù)期的早一點(diǎn)離開。
Do you mind 課堂 - SpeakingMax英語口語達(dá)人

If provoked, the Chinese would be up in arms about 50 times sooner than any American.
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