单词详解
adv.
A. 立刻,马上,不久 (for a short time)
We are going to New York shortly. 我们不久将去纽约。
John passed through a difficult period shortly after his mother’s death.
约翰在他母亲刚过世后度过了艰难时期。
B. 简短地,扼要地 (in a concise manner; in a few words)
He gave a speech shortly in the meeting. 他在会上作了一个简短的发言。
C. 唐突地,不耐烦地,简慢地 (in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner)
“You ought to be in bed,” Mother said shortly.
妈妈不耐烦地说道:“你该上床去了”。
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1. shortly after 不久之后,很快
The movie was over shortly after six. 电影在刚过六点钟就结束了。
2. shortly before 前不久;在……之前不久
3. shortly afterwards 不久以后;没过多久
She died in an accident shortly afterwards. 不久以后,她就在一次事故中丧生。
相关单词
近义词:soon, immediately, now
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词语辨析:immediately, shortly, soon, at once, right away
immediately, shortly, soon, at once, right away
都有“立刻”的意思。
immediately: 指做完一件事后,立即就做另一件事,中间一般没有明显的时间间隔。
shortly: 和soon同义,指动作发生或完成的速度之快。
soon: 常用词,指行动快,完成速度快。
at once: 常用口语中,语气强烈,指时间紧迫,一刻也不能耽误。
right away: 主要用于美国英语,语气稍弱于at once,强调动作迅速。
词语详解
1. immediately: 指做完一件事后,立即就做另一件事,中间一般没有明显的时间间隔。
He left the house immediately the clock struck 10. 钟一敲10点他就离开家了。
2. shortly: 和soon同义,指动作发生或完成的速度之快。
I shall be in touch with you again shortly. 我很快再和你联系。
3. soon: 常用词,指行动快,完成速度快。
He sold the house soon after the incident. 那次事件后不久,他就卖掉了房子。
4. at once: 常用口语中,语气强烈,指时间紧迫,一刻也不能耽误。
I will go and catch the early bus at once. 我将立刻出发去赶头班车。
5. right away: 主要用于美国英语,语气稍弱于at once,强调动作迅速。
You must do your work right away. 你必须立即开始你的工作。