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immediateness
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- immediate
[ɪ'miːdɪət]
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adjective
[+reaction]
[ effect]
[ result]
立即的
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2.
adjective
[+need]
[ problem]
(urgent) 当前的
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adjective
[+family]
[ superior]
[ vicinity]
(nearest) 最近的
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- immediate
[ɪˈmiːdɪət]
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adjective
当前的，当下的
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2.
adjective
密切的
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3.
adjective
紧靠的，贴近的
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4.
adjective
直接的
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adjective
立刻的，马上的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- immediate
[ɪ'miːdɪət]
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adj
[usually prenominal]
taking place or accomplished without delay
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an immediate reaction
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adj
closest or most direct in effect or relationship
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the immediate cause of his downfall
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adj
having no intervening medium; direct in effect
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an immediate influence
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contiguous in space, time, or relationship
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our immediate neighbour
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present; current
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the immediate problem is food
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adj
[Philosophy]
of or relating to an object or concept that is directly known or intuited
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[logic]
(of an inference) deriving its conclusion from a single premise, esp by conversion or obversion of a categorial statement
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adj
[Etymology]
C16: from Medieval Latin immediatus, from Latin im- (not) + mediare to be in the middle; see mediate
Examples
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an immediate cause
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直接原因，近因
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The matter will receive his immediate attention.
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他会立即考虑此事。
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He is calling an urgent meeting for immediate action on the public relations crisis.
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他立即召开紧急会议应对公关危机。
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They are going to have hard time solving all the immediate consequences of the war.
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他们正在处理战争带来的直接恶果，要应对重重困难。
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That restaurant is looking for immediate part-time or full-time servers.
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那家餐馆正在招聘可以马上上岗的兼职或者全职服务生。
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