Word · Frequency #3771
sooner
俄克拉何马州人
a native or resident of Oklahoma
- 1.
a native or resident of Oklahoma
俄克拉何马州本地人或居民
俄克拉何马州本地人或居民；(美)(非正式)抢先占有土地者；抢先而获得不正当利益的人
In use
My uncle, a sooner, was born in Oklahoma City.
She is proud to be a sooner and often talks about her hometown in Oklahoma.
As a sooner, he grew up on a farm near Tulsa.
a sooner
sooner 为非正式用语，指通过不正当手段抢先获得土地或利益的人。
He was a sooner who jumped the claim.
他是一个抢先占有土地的人。
act like a sooner
Don't act like a sooner in the negotiation.
在谈判中不要像抢占地者那样行事。
sooner + [verb]
sooner 作主语，后接动词过去式。
The sooner claimed the best parcel of land.
那个抢先者夺走了最好的一块地。
Connections
Collocations
- land sooner
- 抢先占有土地者
- Many land soomers rushed into the unassigned territory.许多抢先占有土地者涌入未分配领土。
- sooner claim
- 抢先而获得的土地权
- His sooner claim was disputed by later settlers.他的抢先获得的土地权受到后来定居者的质疑。
- sooner territory
- 抢先占有的领土
- The sooner territory eventually became part of Oklahoma.这片抢先占有的领土最终成为俄克拉荷马州的一部分。
Pop culture & quotes
- I'm a sooner from the Sooner State.
- 我是来自抢先州（俄克拉荷马州）的抢先者。Many pioneers were considered sooners because they entered the territory before the official opening.许多拓荒者被认为是抢先者，因为他们在地块正式开放前就进入了领地。
- Boomer Sooner!
- 布默·苏纳！（俄克拉荷马大学加油口号）The fans chanted 'Boomer Sooner' to support their team.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个人“soon”（很快）就去占土地，他就是“sooner”（抢先占有土地者）。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
通常指以不正当手段抢先取得土地或利益的人，美式非正式用法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'crooner', 'tuner' and 'pruner' rhyme with 'sooner' (ending in /-uːnə/). However, words like 'moon', 'soon', and 'spoon' share the same spelling pattern '-oon' but do not rhyme because they lack the unstressed schwa ending.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.