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S0364700 (shôrt′lē)adv.1. In a short time; soon.2. In a few words; concisely.3. In an abrupt manner; curtly.

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(ˈʃɔːtlɪ) adv1. in a short time; soon2. in a few words; briefly3. in a curt or rude manner

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adv. 1. in a short time; soon. 2. briefly; concisely. 3. curtly; rudely. [before 900; Middle English, Old English]

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shortly briefly">briefly1. 'short'

Short is an adjective. You usually use it to say that something does not last for a long time.

Let's take a short break.She made a short speech.2. 'shortly'

Shortly is an adverb. If something is going to happen shortly, it is going to happen soon. This is a slightly old-fashioned use.

They should be returning shortly.

If something happened shortly after something else, it happened soon after it.

She died shortly afterwards.Very shortly after I started my job, I got promoted.3. 'briefly'

Don't use 'shortly' to say that something lasts or is done for a short time. Don't say, for example, 'She told them shortly what had happened'. Use briefly.

She told them briefly what had happened.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	shortly - for a short time; "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"
	2.	shortly - 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"before long, presently, soon
	3.	shortly - 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"curtly, short
	4.	shortly - 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"concisely, in brief, in short, briefly
	5.	shortly - at a short distance; "the hem fell shortly below her knees"

shortly

adverb1. soon, presently, before long, anon (archaic), in a little while, any minute now, erelong (archaic or poetic) Their trial will begin shortly.2. curtly, sharply, abruptly, tartly, tersely, succinctly, briefly, concisely, in a few words 'I don't know you,' he said shortly, 'and I'm in a hurry.'

Translations

不久即刻很快地

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(ʃoːt) adjective1. not long. You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?短的2. not tall; smaller than usual. a short man.矮的3. not lasting long; brief. a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.短暂的4. not as much as it should be. When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.短少的5. (with of) not having enough (money etc). Most of us are short of money these days.缺少的6. (of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily. 脆的 adverb1. suddenly; abruptly. He stopped short when he saw me. 突然，急忙 2. not as far as intended. The shot fell short.达不到预想程度地ˈshortness noun 短，矮 ˈshortage (-tidʒ) noun a lack; the state of not having enough. a shortage of water.缺少ˈshorten verb to make or become shorter. The dress is too long – we'll have to shorten it. 弄短，缩短 ˈshortening noun (especially American) the fat used for making pastry. 食用油脂（酥油/雪白奶油） ˈshortly adverb soon. He will be here shortly; Shortly after that, the police arrived. 不久，即刻 shorts noun plural short trousers for men or women. 短裤ˈshortbread noun a kind of crisp, crumbling biscuit. 奶油脆饼ˌshort-ˈchange verb to cheat (a buyer) by giving him too little change. 故意少找给顾客零头short circuit the missing out by an electric current of a part of an electrical circuit (verb ˌshort-ˈcircuit) 短路ˈshortcoming noun a fault. 缺点ˈshortcut noun a quicker way between two places. I'm in a hurry – I'll take a shortcut across the field. 近路，捷径 ˈshorthand noun a method of writing rapidly, using strokes, dots etc to represent sounds. 速记ˌshort-ˈhanded adjective having fewer workers than are necessary or usual. 缺乏人��的 ˈshort-list noun a list of candidates selected from the total number of applicants for a job etc. 决选名单 verb to put on a short-list. We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.列入决选名单ˌshort-ˈlived (-ˈlivd) , ((American) -ˈlaivd) adjective living or lasting only for a short time. short-lived insects; short-lived enthusiasm.短命的ˌshort-ˈrange adjective1. not reaching a long distance. short-range missiles.短程的2. not covering a long time. a short-range weather forecast.近期的ˌshort-ˈsighted adjective seeing clearly only things that are near. I don't recognize people at a distance because I'm short-sighted. 近视的，目光短浅的 ˌshort-ˈsightedly adverb 近视地，目光短浅地 ˌshort-ˈsightedness noun 近视，目光短浅 ˌshort-ˈtempered adjective easily made angry. My husband is very short-tempered in the mornings. 脾气坏的，易怒的 ˌshort-ˈterm adjective1. concerned only with the near future. short-term plans.短期的2. lasting only a short time. a short-term loan.短期延续的by a short head by a very small amount. to win by a short head.小胜for short as an abbreviation. His name is Victor, but we call him Vic for short. 简称（或简写）为... go short to cause oneself not to have enough of something. Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).缺少in short in a few words. 简而言之，总之 in short supply not available in sufficient quantity. Fresh vegetables are in short supply.供应不足make short work of to dispose of very quickly. The children made short work of the ice-cream.迅速处置某事run short1. (of a supply) to become insufficient. Our money is running short. 快用完了，不够 2. (with of) not to have enough. We're running short of money.缺少short and sweetHis reply was short and sweet: `Get out!' he shouted.简短扼要short for an abbreviation of. `Phone' is short for `telephone'; What is `Ltd.' short for? 是…的缩写，简写 short of not as far as or as much as. Our total came to just short of $1,000; We stopped five miles short of London. 缺少，差一点

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adv in the near future

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adv in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

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adv in a concise manner

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