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- immediately [ɪ'miːdɪətlɪ]
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1.
adv
without delay or intervention; at once; instantly
- it happened immediately
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2.
adv
very closely or directly
- this immediately concerns you
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3.
adv
near or close by
- he's somewhere immediately in this area
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4.
conj
[subordinating]
[chiefly Brit]
at the same time as; as soon as
- immediately he opened the door, there was a gust of wind
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1.
adv
without delay or intervention; at once; instantly
Examples
- Return immediately you are done.
- 你一完成就回来。 → immediately
- I replied to his email immediately.
- 我马上回复了他的电子邮件。 → reply
- The tone of her voice was so sharp that all the children immediately stopped what they were doing.
- 她提高了音调，非常刺耳，所有的孩子都停下了手中的事。 → sharp
- The smart guy understood immediately what she meant.
- 这个聪明的家伙很快就明白了她的意图。 → smart
- He sized up the situation immediately.
- 他当即估计了一下形势。
- The news of the birth was immediately telegraphed home to her parents.
- 一纸电报立马发至家中，告知她的父母孩子已经出世的消息。 → telegraph
- Coke's damaging effects aren't long-term. They happen immediately.
- 可卡因的毒性并不是长期潜伏的，而是会立即发作的。 → coke
- Overdue fees have to be paid immediately at cash desk 1.
- 请速到一号款台缴纳过期未交的费用。 → cash desk
- Critics immediately homed in on the group's greatest weakness.
- 评论家立即针对该团体的最薄弱环节进攻。 → home in on
- immediately next to
- 紧靠着 → immediately
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