sook /su:k; suk/ noun (informal, AustralE, NZE, CanE) 1 a person who is not brave jjl/fr ft; 'tf ft PPI71 coward, crybaby 2 a young cow that has been fed from a bottle, not by its mother

SOOn 0-w /su:n/ adv. (sooner, soon-est)

1                  in a short time from now; a short time after sth else

has happened %        ; ft ± ; ft ft : We’ll be home

soon./Well soon be home, fciUl&l&WtMM'k.T <, 0 She sold the house soon after her husband died, jt-ft-ft.tttJfj ftft,         leT,, o I soon realized the mistake.

'ft M iR M <fE 7 It ilc o 0 It soon became clear that the programme was a failure. ft ft @ ft 51 iffl o 0 (informal) See you soon! # Jjfl,!

2                  early; quickly ft; ft: How soon can you get here? #

ft* A fbS I'J ii J L ? o We’ll deliver the goods as soon

as we can. fSClW ^ft3S#i ° 0 .Please send it as soon as possible. if^.ftJE'E^iio 0 Next Monday is the soonest we can deliver. f]    ft -¥• W 3\ T M M ' « 0

They arrived home sooner than expected. #, j|] 411 ft It f !j IX. tt 5ft #4 Eft H •¥ <> 0 The sooner we set off, the sooner we will arrive.        j| 1 jh 4IMS -ft ft 3\ 4# ® ft 0 o The

note said, ‘Call Bill soonest’ (- as soon as possible).

± ft H : f) ft. ft M tb ft tT % ” „ o AH too soon the

party was over. fit},   7 „ — see also

asap ITiTOl no sooner said than done used to say that sth was, or will be, done immediately 7 M 7 no sooner ... than ... used to say that sth happens imme­diately after sth else — • • • it; R'J • • • ft: No sooner had she said it than she burst into tears. MH'J—j@7jc ill tHIM ibo O note at hardly the .sooner the ’better very soon; as soon as possible ft-ft; Hft^S^F: ‘When shall I tell him?’ ‘The sooner the better.’ “ffcff- A UHtfeBE? . ” “Iftllo .sooner or’later at some time in the future, even if you are not sure exactly when jg 7-; -ft W—A: Sooner or later you will have to make a decision. 47ftB&4#^ft±lft .sooner rather than ‘later after a short time rather than after a long time gftftgBft; 2fcft: We urged them to sort out the problem sooner rather than later. IMlifciS'fMI A-fttfiA SPftl«]M0 I, etc. would sooner do sth (than sth else) to prefer to do sth (than do sth else)       ( M7

) : She’d sooner share a house with other students than live at home with her parents. #t

—moreatANY

TIME, JUST adv., SAY V.

soot /sut/ noun [U] black powder that is produced when wood, coal, etc. is burnt ^ ® 7 ; '1ft '10 — see also

SOOTY

soothe /su:S/ verb [VN] 1 to make sb who is anxious, upset, etc. feel calmer £ St;        $]M PTI71 calm :

The music soothed her for a while.

-JL c 2 to make a tense or painful part of your body feel more comfortable WM, MM, MM (

) BDd relieve: This should soothe the pain.     0 Take a warm bath to

soothe tense, tired muscles.       it

► sooth-ing adj. ■ a soothing voiceAotion ifAiSf^Itlft^W; HfM soothingly adv. -. ‘There’s no need to worry,’ he said soothingly. ” ft,

UiliM soothe sth~away to remove a pain or an unpleasant feeling

sooth er /'suido(r)/ noun (CanE) a specially shaped rubber or plastic object for a baby to suck        M

44#5A; 95% EEd dummy

sooth-say-er /’su:0sei9(r)/ noun (old use) a person who is believed to be able to tell what will happen in the future A h#; 5ft W#

sooty /’suti/ adj. 1 covered with soot ft^^107 Eft 2 of the colour of soot M7 - ftfMlft; ftH&.fl'J

sop /sop; NAmE sa:p/ noun [usually sing.] ~ (to sb/sth) a small, not very important, thing that is offered to sb who is angry or disappointed in order to make them feel better (        -ftEft ) ft

soph ist /’SDfist; NAmE ‘sa:f-/ noun 1 a teacher of phil­osophy in ancient Greece, especially one with an atti­tude of doubting that statements are true. ( fltEft )

) WA, 2 a person who uses clever but wrong arguments ifoMZ- sophisticate /sa’fistikeit/ noun (formal) a sophisti­cated person ^7A; JE^iRr^JA so phisti cated /sa’fistikeitid/ adj. 1 having a lot of experience of the world and knowing about fashion, culture and other things that people think are socially important E       ; JE *3 tft ffi W : the

sophisticated pleasures of city life ^ ft ft ft

0 Mark is a smart and sophisticated young man. ^ WJBftWAo — compare naive 2 (of a machine, system, etc. #lf!> ft %. #) clever and compli­cated in the way that it works or is presented 6ft ft itt (HJ; 4# ^ tf}: highly sophisticated computer systems  0 Medical techniques are

becoming more sophisticated all the time. M.f7 & A 0 ^ Zi&m&o B (of a person A) able to understand diffi­cult or complicated ideas 7jcftiH) £K);      fj 1$: a sophisti­cated audience ECH unsophisticated

so-phis-ti-ca-tion /se.fisti’keij’n/ noun [u] the quality of being sophisticated ftAfc;

soph-is-try /’SDfistri; NAmE ’sa:f-/ noun (pi. -ies) (formal) 1 [U] the use of clever arguments to persuade people that sth is true when it is really false ft I# ft 2 [C] a reason or an explanation that tries to show that sth is true when it is really false ft|$ sopho more /’st)f0mo:(r); NAmE ’sa:f-/ noun (US) 1 a student in the second year of a course of study at a college or university ( ft^ Ift^lfft 2 a high school student in the loth grade ( ilift ) nftlt^ft

3                  compare freshman, junior n.(4), senior n.(6) sop-or-if-ic /.SDpa’rifik; NAmE ,sa:p-/ adj. (formal) making

you want to go to sleep Eft ; if; A ffit H Eft : the soporific effect of the sun ftPBif A##$;®tEftftff] sop-ping /’snpir); NAmE ’sa:p-/ (also .sopping ‘wet) adj.

(informal) very wet MiflEft ECT7I soaking soppy /’snpi; NAmE ’sa:pi/ (especially BrE) (NAmE usually sappy) adj. (informal) silly and sentimental; full of unnecessary emotion If 0ft [jf'lf : soppy love songs

sop rano /sa’prainau; NAmE sa’prainou; -’praen-/ noun, adj.

mnoun (pi. -os /-nauz/) a singing voice with the highest range for a woman or boy; a singer with a soprano voice fc

4                  compare alto n.(l), mezzo-soprano, treble n.(2)

a adj. [only before noun] (of a musical instrument JR f|) with the highest range of notes in its group j^ W : a soprano saxophone  —compare alto adj.,

bass1 adj., tenor adj.

so'prano recorder noun (NAmE) = descant re­corder

sor-bet /'soibei; NAmE 'soirbat/ (BrE also 'water ice) noun [C, U] a sweet frozen food made from sugar, water and fruit juice, often eaten as a dessert H$|; sorcerer /'so:ssro(r); NAmE 'soirs-/ noun (in stories) a man with magic powers, who is helped by evil spirits (i&ifftEft ) ft±, pM\ Iff sor-cer-ess /’soisaras; NAmE 'soirs-/ noun (in stories) a woman with magic powers, who is helped by evil spirits ( Sft^ftEft ) icft±, fcM, sorcery /'soisari; NAmE 'soirs-/ noun [U] magic that uses evil spirits Xiil; Mft H771 black magic sordid /'sordid; NAmE 'soirdid/ adj. 1 immoral or dishonest ft SP (ft; 31M W; ft lit 0ft It was a shock to discover the truth about his sordid past. ftlUftEft jELTr® %. fjft B't, A f ] ^ M M ft o O I didn’t want to hear the sordid details of their relationship. It ft ft ft? ft (l ] ft ft] Eft IPlStSijSiBHfto 2 veiy dirty and unpleasant MJffilft; ft M [ft H771 squalid : people living in sordid conditions

SOre <>■» /so:(r)/ adj., noun

m adj. 1 if a part of your body is sore, it is painful, and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much (        ) ^-Ifljfft;

Eft : to have a sore throat 7 ^ 0 His feet were sore