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  • Derivative : n  immediateness
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

immediate [ɪ'miːdɪət]
  1. 1. adjective [+reaction, effect, result] 立即的
  2. 2. adjective [+need, problem] (urgent) 当前的
  3. 3. adjective [+family, superior, vicinity] (nearest) 最近的

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

immediate [ɪ 'mɪdɪɪt] [ɪ 'mɪːdjət]
  1. 1. adjective 两者间无间隔的，无中介物的；（空间）不分隔的，直接接触的；最近的；在（…）附近的；靠近的
  2. 2. adjective 两者间无间隔的，无中介物的；即刻的；立即的；刻不容缓的
    There was an immediate response after the disaster.
    灾情过后的反应很及时。
    He is calling an urgent meeting for immediate action on the public relations crisis.
    他立即召开紧急会议应对公关危机。
  3. 3. adjective 两者间无间隔的，无中介物的；当前的，现时的；目前的
  4. 4. adjective 两者间无间隔的，无中介物的；下一个的；最接近的；最靠近的；密切相关的
    one's immediate family
    近亲
  5. 5. adjective 两者间无间隔的，无中介物的；直接影响的；直接的
    an immediate cause
    直接原因，近因
    Her immediate boss is in a business trip at this moment.
    她的顶头上司现在正在出差。
    They are going to have hard time solving all the immediate consequences of the war.
    他们正在处理战争带来的直接恶果，要应对重重困难。
  6. 6. adjective 两者间无间隔的，无中介物的；直觉的
    an immediate inference
    直觉推理尤指

Collins English-English Dictionary

immediate [ɪ'miːdɪət]
  1. 1. adj [usually prenominal] taking place or accomplished without delay
    an immediate reaction
  2. 2. adj closest or most direct in effect or relationship
    the immediate cause of his downfall
  3. 3. adj having no intervening medium; direct in effect
    an immediate influence
  4. 4. adj contiguous in space, time, or relationship
    our immediate neighbour
  5. 5. adj present; current
    the immediate problem is food
  6. 6. adj [philosophy] of or relating to an object or concept that is directly known or intuited
  7. 7. adj [logic] (of an inference) deriving its conclusion from a single premise, esp by conversion or obversion of a categorial statement
  8. 8. adj [Etymology] C16: from Medieval Latin immediatus, from Latin im- (not) + mediare to be in the middle; see mediate
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Examples

one's immediate family
近亲 → immediate
an immediate cause
直接原因，近因 → immediate
an immediate inference
直觉推理尤指 → immediate
The matter will receive his immediate attention.
他会立即考虑此事。 → attention
There was an immediate response after the disaster.
灾情过后的反应很及时。 → immediate
He is calling an urgent meeting for immediate action on the public relations crisis.
他立即召开紧急会议应对公关危机。 → immediate
Her immediate boss is in a business trip at this moment.
她的顶头上司现在正在出差。 → immediate
They are going to have hard time solving all the immediate consequences of the war.
他们正在处理战争带来的直接恶果，要应对重重困难。 → immediate
That restaurant is looking for immediate part-time or full-time servers.
那家餐馆正在招聘可以马上上岗的兼职或者全职服务生。 → server
in making his complaint he went straight to the director, over the head of his immediate boss → over someone's head
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