| 单词 | immediately |
| 释义 | immediately (once / 48 pages) 1adv 2adv 3adv If you want it NOW, you want it immediately. Immediately means this minute, this moment, right away! Immediately is an adverb that usually applies to time, but can also mean next to, or nearby, as in, "The kids immediately to your right has red hair." It can also be used to talk about close, even direct, connections, as in, "Are you immediately involved in the push to get rid of the schools superintendent?" Despite the different uses, the meaning is similar. When you see immediately, think close, sudden, and now! WORD FAMILYimmediate: immediacy, immediately, immediateness+/immediacy: immediacies USAGE EXAMPLESThe artist’s record label, Atlantic Records, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Depending on the severity of these symptoms, patients may need to delay treatment and begin a course of steroids and or discontinue the drug immediately. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) A flag was thrown immediately, and the call was upheld on review. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 adv without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening 2he answered immediately Syn at once, directly, forthwith, instantly, like a shot, now, right away, straight off, straightaway adv near or close by 3he passed immediately behind her adv bearing an immediate relation this immediately concerns your future |
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