immediately

adverb
🔊/ɪˈmiːdiətli/
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  1. without delay立即;马上;即刻 synonym at once
    • She answered almost immediately.她几乎立刻就回答了。🔊🔊
    • They immediately began arguing.他们立即开始争论。
    • The point of my question may not be immediately apparent.我的问题的要点可能不是一下子就能看出来的。🔊🔊
    • It is immediately clear that he is out of his depth.显而易见,他已经超出了深度。
    • Details were not immediately available.详细信息无法立即获得。
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    • Jake immediately recognized her.杰克立刻认出了她。
    • The company says it will immediately start the hunt for a new CEO.该公司表示将立即开始寻找新的首席执行官。
    • He got into bed and immediately went to sleep.他上床,立即入睡。
    • I immediately thought of him when I saw this on the news.当我在新闻中看到这个消息时,我立即想到了他。
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  2. (usually with prepositions通常与介词连用) next to or very close to a particular place or time接近;紧接;附近
    • Turn right immediately after the church.一过教堂就向右拐。🔊🔊
    • the land immediately adjacent to the river紧邻河流的土地
    • the years immediately before the war战前的最后几年
    • in the two weeks immediately prior to the exam在考试前的两周内
    • Who is immediately above a colonel in rank?谁在上校排名之上?
    • the period immediately following her birth她出生后的那个时期
    • The film takes place in the days immediately preceding the invasion.电影在入侵发生前的几天进行。
  3. (usually with past participles通常与过去分词连用) closely and directly紧接地;直接地
    • Counselling is being given to those most immediately affected by the tragedy.目前正在向惨剧的最直接受害者提供辅导服务。🔊🔊

immediately

conjunction
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  1. as soon as一…就;即刻
    • Immediately she'd gone, I remembered her name.她刚走开我就想起了她的名字。🔊🔊