immediately
英 [ɪ'miːdɪətlɪ]
美[ɪ'midɪətli]
- adv. 立即，立刻；直接地
- conj. 一…就
英英释意
- 1. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening;
- "he answered immediately"
- "found an answer straightaway"
- "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"
- "Come here now!"
- 2. near or close by;
- "he passed immediately behind her"
- 3. bearing an immediate relation;
- "this immediately concerns your future"
英文词源
- immediately (adv.)
- "without intervening time or space," early 15c., from immediate + -ly (2).
同义词辨析
immediately, instantly, presently, directly, shortly, soon, at once, right away
这些副词或副词词组均有"立刻，马上"之意。
immediately： 指做完一件事后，立即就做另一件事，中间一般没有明显的时间间隔。
instantly： 指恰恰就在此刻，一秒钟也没耽误。
presently： 指不久、即将。
directly和immediately同义，指毫无迟疑。
shortly和soon同义，指动作发生或完成的速度之快。
soon： 常用词，指行动快，完成速度快。
at once： 口语中常用，语气强烈，指时间紧迫，一刻也不能耽误。
right away： 主要用于美国英语，语气稍弱于at once，强调动作迅速。
考试真题
- When it's time to make the leap, they take action and immediately drop what's no longer serving their purpose.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- Details about what led to the workers’ being trapped in the elevator weren’t immediately available.
出自-2016年12月听力原文
- Rather, we would not have been likely to spend enough time getting to know each other due to the lack of immediately visible mutual interests.
出自-2012年6月听力原文
- As muscle soreness develops, the body has to work to repair the muscle tears, but this doesn't happen immediately.
2019年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C
- Details about what led to the workers' being trapped in the elevator weren't immediately available.
2016年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A
- For example, there’s a problem that needs to be addressed immediately, resulting in a dispute over who should be the one to fix it.
2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C
- When your child throws her spoon on the floor for the sixth time as you try to feed her, and you say, "That's enough! I will not pick up your spoon again!" The child will immediately test your claim.
2015年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A
- In a study published last year, psychologists coined the term workplace telepressure to describe an employee's urge to immediately respond to emails and engage in obsessive thoughts about returning an email to one's boss, colleagues or clients.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- most people are against measures that will not bear fruit immediately
出自-2010年12月阅读原文
- And you want to take it immediately?
出自-2014年6月听力原文
- But the artistic part of negotiation I think has to do with responding immediately to cues one gets in the process of negotiation.
出自-2012年12月听力原文
- But girls immediately become excited
出自-2012年12月听力原文
- Whether a deleted photo is immediately removed from the web.
出自-2010年12月听力原文
- Researchers at Cambridge University have found that nearly half of the social networking sites don't immediately delete pictures when a user requests they be removed
出自-2010年12月听力原文
- What accounts for the failure of some websites to remove photos immediately?
出自-2010年12月听力原文
- But it's also in foods that may not come immediately to mind like vegetables, fruit, beans and grains.
2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B
- In a study published last year, psychologists coined the term "workplace telepressure" to describe an employee's urge to immediately respond to emails and engage in obsessive thoughts about returning an email to one's boss, colleagues or clients.
2016年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B
- Because of all this extra time, there was no sense of urgency to do my school work immediately.
2018年高考英语浙江卷 完形填空 原文
- He finds that if babies aged 18 months see an unrelated adult with hands full trying to open a door, almost all will immediately try to help.
2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- He thought that joe must be dead, but he didn't want to leave immediately.
2014年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文
- I carried it to the vet's, and was asked to make payment immediately.
2015年高考英语重庆卷 完形填空 A 原文
- I raced to the staircase and called out, "Sally! Come down immediately! "
2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- I saw bird watchers who spotted a bird, immediately looked it up in field guides, and said, a "ruby-crowned kinglet" and checked it off.
2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
- If the red light is not blinking, contact residence hall staff immediately.
2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
- She gave me a comforting smile, nodded while listening patiently, and then printed out the ticket immediately.
2016年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文
- The family began making preparations immediately after one of the members saw the boat.
2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读C 题设
- The officer immediately sent a local farmer out to check on the pony.
2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
- Welty's new friends immediately sent a waiter to find a cab.
2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- When you face such an impossible situation, don't you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?
2014年高考英语全国卷1 语法填空 原文
- When you have bought a fish and arrive home, you'd better store the fish in the refrigerator if you don't cook it immediately, but fresh fish should be stored in your fridge for only a day or two.
2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 七选五 原文
- Social media allows users to experience news events more intimately and immediately while also permitting them to re-share news as a projection of their values and interests.
出自-2018年考研阅读原文
- since technology has such an insatiable appetite for eating up human jobs, this phenomenon will continue to restructure our economy in ways we can't immediately foresee.
2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- Today, widespread social pressure to immediately go to college in conjunction with increasingly high expectations in a fast-moving world often causes students to completely overlook the possibility of taking a gap year.
2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
实用场景例句
- Immediately she'd gone, I remembered her name.
- 她刚走开我就想起了她的名字。
牛津词典
- Counselling is being given to those most immediately affected by the tragedy.
- 目前正在向惨剧的最直接受害者提供辅导服务。
牛津词典
- the years immediately before the war
- 战前的最后几年
牛津词典
- Turn right immediately after the church.
- 一过教堂就向右拐。
牛津词典
- The point of my question may not be immediately apparent.
- 我的问题的要点可能不是一下子就能看出来的。
牛津词典
- She answered almost immediately.
- 她几乎立刻就回答了。
牛津词典
- Immediately I've done it I feel completely disgusted with myself.
- 我一做完那件事就对自己感到十分厌恶。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She always sits immediately behind the driver...
- 她总是坐在司机驾驶位置的正后方。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They wish to begin immediately after dinner...
- 他们希望饭后马上就开始。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- We had the people immediately concerned in the plot.
- 我们让故事情节与人们息息相关。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The cause of the accident was not immediately apparent.
- 事故的起因并非一目了然。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The man immediately responsible for this misery is the province's governor...
- 对这种不幸境况负有直接责任的人是该省的省长。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Ingrid answered Peter's letter immediately.
- 英格丽德立即给彼得回了信。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He immediately flung himself to the floor...
- 他立即飞身扑到地上。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It is vitally important to cancel the order immediately.
- 马上取消这批订货是至关重要的.
《简明英汉词典》
- Our troops immediately returned the fire.
- 我军立即进行了回击.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- It is the largest part yet made with PME Fluidtec's WIT process.
- 这是用PME水辅注射系统所制造的最大制品.
期刊摘选
- Get prepared so that you can set off immediately if sth . happens.
- 做好准备,一旦有事,马上出动.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Immediately after she offered the suggestion, a storm broke about her ears.
- 她一提出那建议, 立刻就引起一场轩然大波.
《简明英汉词典》
- Answering to his name, he stood up immediately.
- 听到叫自己的名字, 他马上站了起来.
《简明英汉词典》
- The dye took immediately.
- 马上着色了.
《简明英汉词典》
- Your presence is immediately requested.
- 即请光临.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Hope to be informed immediately.
- 即希见告.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- When the first radio messages have been received, the results of the trip will be announced immediately.
- 当收到第一批无线电信息时, 这次太空之行的结果将立即公布出去.
《用法词典》
- We immediately struck up a lively conversation.
- 我们立即愉快地交谈起来.
《简明英汉词典》