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Instantly Directly Shortly Presently Immediately 这组词都有“立刻,马上”的意思,其区别是:Instantly 指恰恰就在此刻,一秒钟也没耽误。Right 主要用于美国英语,语气稍弱于at

Front instantly, right away, directly, soon, at once, shortly, presently, immediately
Back 这组词都有“立刻,马上”的意思,其区别是:instantly: 指恰恰就在此刻,一秒钟也没耽误。right away: 主要用于美国英语,语气稍弱于at once,强调动作迅速。directly: 和immediately同义,指毫无迟疑。soon: 常用词,指行动快,完成速度快。at once: 口语中常用,语气强烈,指时间紧迫,一刻也不能耽误。shortly: 和soon同义,指动作发生或完成的速度之快。presently: 指不久、即将。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。

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