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immediate

英 [ɪ'miːdɪət] 美[ɪ'midɪət]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

近义词momentary prompt sudden expeditious

反义词

adj. 立即的；直接的；最接近的

CET4TEM4考研TOEFLCET6中频词常用词汇

中文词源

immediate 立即的，紧迫的

im-,不，非，-med,中间，词源同middle,medial.即没有中间环节的，立即的，马上的。

英英释意

1. very close or connected in space or time;: "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"

2. having no intervening medium;: "an immediate influence"

3. immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect;: "the immediate result"; "the immediate cause of the trouble"

4. of the present time and place;: "the immediate revisions"

5. performed with little or no delay;: "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"

英文词源

immediate: immediate: see medium
immediate (adj.): late 14c., "intervening, interposed;" early 15c., "with nothing interposed; direct," also with reference to time, from Old French immediat, from Late Latin immediatus "without anything between," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + mediatus, past participle of mediare "to halve," later, "be in the middle," from Latin medius "middle" (see medial (adj.)).

考试真题

They need to rid their minds of sentimentalism ( ' , 感情用事): the most successful teams have leaders who are able to set an overall direction and take immediate action.

Leah's first yoga studio was by no means an immediate success.

Of all those trends, however, the spread of water shortages poses the most immediate threat.

To get alcohol out of drivers' immediate sight.

value immediate benefits most.

If your complaint doesn't require an immediate response, it often helps to complain by letter.

Francesca Haass, a senior at middlebury, says, "I find the in-class ones are more stressful in the short term, but there is immediate relief as you swallow information like mad, and then you get to forget it all."

The immediate cause for the collapse has been Britain's slide toward recession, which has cut into consumer spending.

They need to rid their minds of sentimentalism: the most successful teams have leaders who are able to set an overall direction and take immediate action.

We have everything to gain by encouraging them to explore the world beyond their immediate experience and to prepare themselves for their turn at shaping that world.

But we also found little interest in civic life beyond the tight circles of their family and immediate friends.

Evolution has programmed humans to pay most attention to issues that will have an immediate impact.

The fight for racial and economic equality is intensely pragmatic (讲求实用的) and immediate in its impact.

It may not bring about immediate economic gains

This will help improve produce handling in the harvest, and immediate post-harvest stages of food production.

Indeed, the Obama effect can be surprisingly immediate and powerful, as Ray Friedman of Vanderbilt University and his colleagues discovered.

A global campaign has been launched to create a network of ocean sanctuaries to protect the seas in the region and Greenpeace is calling for an immediate halt to fishing in areas being considered for sanctuary status.

Instead, they perform routine and laborious tasks, freeing nurses up to attend to patients with immediate needs.

The immediate effect of printing was to increase the circulation of works that were already popular in a handwritten form, while less popular works went out of circulation.

The study by Greenpeace analysed the movements of krill fishing vessels in the region and found they were increasingly operating "in the immediate vicinity of penguin colonies and whale feeding grounds" It also highlights incidents of fishing boats being

Deliberate practice activities require effort, produce no immediate rewards, and are motivated by the goal of improving performance rather than the goal of enjoyment.

For example, a sociologist may read news of crime as a social problem, rather than for its immediate reward.

For want of better names, we shall call these two classes immediate reward and delayed reward.

If you have somewhere you want to go, something you want to accomplish, someone you want to become...take immediate action.

In any given story of corruption or disaster, a thoughtful reader may receive not only the immediate reward of indirect experience, but also the delayed reward of information and preparedness.

In general, the kind of news which may be expected to give immediate reward are news of crime and corruption, accidents and disasters, sports, social events, and human interest.

News of delayed reward will induce the reader to prepare for the reality while news of immediate reward will lead the reader to withdraw from the reality.

News of immediate reward will seemingly take their readers to the very frightening scene without actual involvement.

One morning, I had to book an immediate flight home for a family emergency.

Some of the early ventures were immediate failures.

Without immediate medical care, Paris would die.

But in dealing with the young, the fact of association itself as an immediate human fact, gains in importance.

Perhaps willfully , it may be easier to think about such lengthy timescales than about the more immediate future.

Because electronic payments are immediate, they eliminate the float for the consumer.

kids tend to get stuck in the features and the immediate benefits to them personally, Norris said.

Perhaps willfully, it may be easier to think about such lengthy timescales than about the more immediate future.

实用场景例句

The immediate cause of death is unknown.: 造成死亡的直接原因不明。

He is my immediate superior (= the person directly above me) in the company.: 他在公司里是我的顶头上司。

The funeral was attended by her immediate family (= her parents, children, brothers and sisters) only.: 只有她的直系亲属参加了葬礼。

my immediate predecessor in the job (= the person who had the job just before me): 我的职位的前一任

The director is standing on her immediate right.: 主管就挨在她的右边站着。

The prospects for the immediate future are good.: 短期内前景乐观。

in the immediate vicinity: 近在咫尺

The hospital says she's out of immediate danger .: 医院说她眼下已没有危险。

The effects of global warming, while not immediate, are potentially catastrophic.: 全球气温上升的后果虽然并非即时发生，但可能潜伏着大灾难。

to take immediate action: 立刻采取行动

Our immediate concern is to help the families of those who died.: 我们的当务之急是帮助那些死者的亲属。

an immediate reaction/response: 即时的反应 / 回应

The presence of his immediate family is obviously having a calming effect on him.: 他的直系亲属都在场,这显然起到了让他镇定的作用。

I was seated at Sauter's immediate left.: 我紧挨着索特左手边坐着。

Only a handful had returned to work in the immediate vicinity...: 仅有几个人回到临近地区工作。

His immediate superior, General Geichenko, had singled him out for special mention.: 他的直接上级盖琴科将军特别提到了他。

In the immediate aftermath of the riots, a mood of hope and reconciliation sprang up...: 暴乱过后紧接着出现了期待未来与盼望和解的气氛。

Relief agencies say the immediate problem is not a lack of food, but transportation.: 救援机构称最紧迫的问题不是食物匮乏,而是运输不畅。

My immediate reaction was just disgust.: 我当时的第一反应就是反感。

These tragic incidents have had an immediate effect...: 这些悲剧性事件造成的后果即刻显现。

It never pays to believe you must be cleverer than you opponent.: 认为自己一定比对手聪明毫无益处.

They promised an immediate reply.: 他们答应立即回复.

He will leave as soon as he has finished with his immediate commitments.: 他把眼前承担的事一结束,就立即动身.

The immediate future is clear, but it's hard to tell what lies beyond.: 近期内的情况很清楚, 但很难说以后如何.

The drug has had an immediate effect on the patient.: 此药对病人立刻产生了效果.

He sent her off a telegram announcing his immediate return to Queenstown.: 他给她发出一份电报,说他立即返回昆斯敦.

Heart failure was the immediate cause of his death.: 心脏衰竭是他死亡的直接原因.

It is hoped that immediate action will be taken on this matter.: 此事望迅即处理.

The immediate sequel to the price rises was uprisings across the country.: 涨价的直接后果就是遍及全国的抗议浪潮.