shortly
英 ['ʃɔːtlɪ]
美['ʃɔrtli]
- adv. 立刻；简短地；唐突地
英英释意
- 1. for a short time;
- "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"
- 2. in the near future;
- "the doctor will soon be here"
- "the book will appear shortly"
- "she will arrive presently"
- "we should have news before long"
- 3. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner;
- "he told me curtly to get on with it"
- "he talked short with everyone"
- "he said shortly that he didn't like it"
- 4. in a concise manner; in a few words;
- "the history is summed up concisely in this book"
- "she replied briefly"
- "briefly, we have a problem"
- "to put it shortly"
- 5. at a short distance;
- "the hem fell shortly below her knees"
双语例句
- 1. He will shortly become the fulcrum of the England team.
- 他不久就会成为英格兰队的支柱。
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- 2. The Senate is expected to pass the bill shortly.
- 预计参议院不久就会通过此议案。
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- 3. Shortly afterwards, cuts in defence spending forced the aerospace industry to retrench.
- 不久之后，国防开支的削减迫使航空航天业紧缩开支。
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- 4. Police officers on the case are reckoning to charge someone very shortly.
- 调查这个案子的警官正在考虑尽快起诉嫌疑人。
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- 5. Prepare the garnishes shortly before you are ready to serve the soup.
- 在快要准备上汤前再在上面加点装饰菜。
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