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immediate

adjective
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🔊/ɪˈmiːdiət/
🔊/ɪˈmiːdiət/
Idioms
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  1.  
     happening or done without delay立即的；立刻的 synonym instant
    • an immediate reaction/response 即时的反应／回应
    • to take immediate action立刻采取行动
    • RAM stores information for immediate access.RAM存储信息以立即访问。
    • This decision will have an immediate impact on students.这一决定将对学生产生直接影响。
    • The company announced the immediate availabilty of an updated version of the software.该公司宣布立即提供该软件的更新版本。
    Extra Examples
    • The painkillers brought almost immediate relief.止痛药几乎立即缓解了疼痛。
    • Carrie's immediate reaction to the news was to laugh in relief.卡丽得知消息后立刻如释重负地笑了。
    • Local police took immediate action when they received the bomb alert.当地警方接到炸弹警报后马上采取了行动。
    • She said the matter needed immediate attention.她说此事需要立即注意。
    Topics Timeb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    adverb
    • almost
    See full entry
  2.  
     [usually before noun] existing now and needing attention quickly目前的；当前的；迫切的
    • Our immediate concern is to help the families of those who died.我们的当务之急是帮助那些死者的亲属。🔊🔊
    • The effects of global warming, while not immediate, are potentially catastrophic.全球气温上升的后果虽然并非即时发生，但可能潜伏着大灾难。🔊🔊
    • The hospital says she's out of immediate danger.医院说她眼下已脱离危险。🔊🔊
    • weapons of mass destruction that were an immediate threat to international security对国际安全构成直接威胁的大规模毁灭性武器
    • The report focuses on some of the more immediate problems facing us.该报告侧重于我们面临的一些更直接的问题。
    • He said there was no immediate need to appeal for international assistance.他说，现在没有必要呼吁国际援助。
  3.  
     [only before noun] next to or very close to a particular place or time接近的；附近的；紧接的
    • in the immediate vicinity近在咫尺
    • in the immediate aftermath of the war战争结束后
    • The prospects for the immediate future are good.短期内前景乐观。🔊🔊
    • The director is standing on her immediate right.主管就挨在她的右边站着。🔊🔊
    • my immediate predecessor in the job (= the person who had the job just before me)我的职位的前一任
  4. [only before noun] nearest in relationship or rank（关系或级别）最接近的，直系的，直接的
    • The funeral was attended by her immediate family (= her parents, children, brothers and sisters) only.只有她的直系亲属参加了葬礼。🔊🔊
    • He is my immediate superior (= the person directly above me) in the company.他在公司里是我的顶头上司。🔊🔊
  5. [only before noun] having a direct effect（作用）直接的
    • The immediate cause of death is unknown.造成死亡的直接原因不明。🔊🔊
    6. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘nearest in space or order’): from Old French immediat, or from late Latin immediatus, from in- ‘not’ + mediatus ‘intervening’, past participle of mediare, from Latin medius ‘middle’.
Idioms
with immediate effect
  1. (formal) starting now立即生效；从…起开始生效
    • She has resigned with immediate effect.她已辞职，即刻生效。