| 单词 | pronto |
| 释义 | pronto (once / 19313 pages) adv Pronto is an adverb meaning promptly or quickly. If someone asks you to do something pronto, they want it done now. Sometimes parents, bosses, and teachers need you to do something fast: one word that carries this meaning is pronto, which comes from Italian and originally applied to playing music quickly. If your dad says, "Take out the trash pronto!" he wants you to take it out now. If your boss asks you to finish a project pronto, she wants you to finish it right away. Pronto means about the same as ASAP, which stands for "as soon as possible." WORD FAMILYpronto: prontos USAGE EXAMPLESKing County and the city of Seattle should resist calls to soften helmet rules, especially for the disastrous Pronto bike-rental venture. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) Pronto’s operating funds were sliced in half to $300,000, and the program won’t be able to continue past March 31, the council decided. Seattle Times(Nov 23, 2016) There may be a gap between Pronto’s demise and the new system, yet to be named, powering up. Seattle Times(Nov 21, 2016) adv in a punctual manner Syn promptly, readily |
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