核心问题
辞典给的格式总是 sooner... than。例如, I'd sooner die than marry you! 有没有复合连词 sooner than 呢?
词典解答
sooner than 本是一个复合的从属连词,常常作为一个整体放在从句中:
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They'll fight to the finish sooner than surrender. 他们宁愿战斗到底，决不投降。
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Sooner than wait for a reply to your letter, I would telephone. 我宁愿打电话，也不等着对你的信的答复。
当主句中含有 would, should 时, sooner 常常转移到主句中去(见 rather than):
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I would sooner read than watch television. 我宁可读书也不愿看电视。
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He said he'd sooner die than betray his friend. (GPU) 他说他宁死也不出卖朋友。