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单词 immediately
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immediately


im·me·di·ate·ly

I0047100 (ĭ-mē′dē-ĭt-lē)adv.1. Without delay.2. Without an intermediary; directly: the parties immediately involved in the suit.conj. Chiefly British As soon as; directly: They phoned immediately they reached home.

immediately

(ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ) adv1. without delay or intervention; at once; instantly: it happened immediately. 2. very closely or directly: this immediately concerns you. 3. near or close by: he's somewhere immediately in this area. conj (subordinating) chiefly Brit at the same time as; as soon as: immediately he opened the door, there was a gust of wind.

im•me•di•ate•ly

(ɪˈmi di ɪt li)

adv. 1. without lapse of time; at once. 2. with no object or space intervening. 3. closely: immediately in the vicinity. 4. without intervening medium or agent. conj. 5. the moment that; as soon as. [1375–1425] syn: immediately, instantly, directly, presently were once close synonyms, all denoting complete absence of delay or any lapse of time. immediately and instantly still almost always have that sense and usu. mean at once: He got up immediately. She responded instantly to the request. directly is usu. equivalent to soon, in a little while rather than at once: You go ahead, we'll join you directly. presently changes sense according to the tense of the verb with which it is used. With a present tense verb it usu. means now, at the present time: The author presently lives in San Francisco. She is presently working on a new novel. In some contexts, esp. those involving a contrast between the present and the near future, presently can mean soon or in a little while: She is at the office now but will be home presently.

immediately

If something happens immediately, it happens without delay.

We have to leave immediately. It's very urgent.Rishi read the letter, and immediately started to cry.

If something happens immediately after something else, it happens as soon as the other thing is finished.

He had to go out immediately after lunch.She left for the airport immediately after I spoke to her.

If something is immediately above something else, it is above it and very close to it. You can use immediately in a similar way with other prepositions such as under, opposite, and behind.

There is a window immediately above the door.The man immediately behind me in the photograph is my father.
Thesaurus
Adv.1.immediately - without delay or hesitationimmediately - 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!"forthwith, instantly, like a shot, at once, right away, straight off, straightaway, directly, now
2.immediately - near or close by; "he passed immediately behind her"
3.immediately - bearing an immediate relation; "this immediately concerns your future"

immediately

adverb1. at once, now, instantly, straight away, directly, promptly, right now, right away, there and then, speedily, without delay, without hesitation, instantaneously, forthwith, pronto (informal), unhesitatingly, this instant, on the nail, this very minute, posthaste, tout de suite (French), before you could say Jack Robinson (informal) She answered his letter immediately.2. directly, closely, at first hand Who is immediately responsible for this misery?3. exactly, just, right, closely, nearly, directly, squarely She always sits immediately behind the driver.

immediately

adverb1. Without delay:directly, forthwith, instant, instantly, now, right away, right off, straightaway, straight off.Idioms: at once, first off.2. Without intermediary:directly.
Translations
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immediate

(iˈmiːdiət) adjective1. happening at once and without delay. an immediate response. 立即的 立即的2. without anyone etc coming between. His immediate successor was Bill Jones. 直接的 直接的3. close. our immediate surroundings. 接近的 紧靠着的imˈmediately adverb at once. He answered immediately. 馬上 立即 conjunction as soon as. You may leave immediately you finish your work. 立即 一经...(立即)

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effective immediately

Beginning right now. Effective immediately, employees will no longer be able to take company computers home without the written permission of a supervisor.See also: immediately

get (one's) tail (somewhere)

slang To move to some place or thing quickly. An adverb indicating speed (such as "fast" or "immediately") is often used after "somewhere." You better get your tail in there—Mom's looking for you. I heard the bell ring and got my tail inside immediately.See also: get, tail

get one’s tail somewhere fast!

and get one’s tail somewhere now! and get one’s tail somewhere immediately! tv. to move oneself to a particular place fast. You get your tail over here immediately! I’ll tell you one more time. Get your tail into my office immediately! See also: get, somewhere, tail

get one’s tail somewhere immediately!

verbSee get one’s tail somewhere fast!See also: get, somewhere, tail

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immediately

An ATC (air traffic control) terminology that indicates an exceptional circumstance requiring immediate action by the pilot to avoid an imminent situation.
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immediately

adv. 1) at once. 2) in orders of the court or in contracts it means "as soon as can be done" without excuse.

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immediately


  • adv

Synonyms for immediately

adv at once

Synonyms

  • at once
  • now
  • instantly
  • straight away
  • directly
  • promptly
  • right now
  • right away
  • there and then
  • speedily
  • without delay
  • without hesitation
  • instantaneously
  • forthwith
  • pronto
  • unhesitatingly
  • this instant
  • on the nail
  • this very minute
  • posthaste
  • tout de suite
  • before you could say Jack Robinson

adv directly

Synonyms

  • directly
  • closely
  • at first hand

adv exactly

Synonyms

  • exactly
  • just
  • right
  • closely
  • nearly
  • directly
  • squarely

Synonyms for immediately

adv without delay

Synonyms

  • directly
  • forthwith
  • instant
  • instantly
  • now
  • right away
  • right off
  • straightaway
  • straight off

adv without intermediary

Synonyms

  • directly

Synonyms for immediately

adv without delay or hesitation

Synonyms

  • forthwith
  • instantly
  • like a shot
  • at once
  • right away
  • straight off
  • straightaway
  • directly
  • now
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