[ADV 副词]立即;马上 If something happens immediately, it happens without any delay.
[ADV with v]
He immediately flung himself to the floor...
他立即飞身扑到地上。
Ingrid answered Peter's letter immediately.
英格丽德立即给彼得回了信。
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[ADV 副词]即刻(可见或明了的) If something is immediately obvious, it can be seen or understood without any delay.
[ADV adj]
The cause of the accident was not immediately apparent.
事故的起因并非一目了然。
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[ADV 副词]直接地Immediately is used to indicate that someone or something is closely and directly involved in a situation.
[ADV adj/-ed]
The man immediately responsible for this misery is the province's governor...
对这种不幸境况负有直接责任的人是该省的省长。
We had the people immediately concerned in the plot.
我们让故事情节与人们息息相关。
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[ADV 副词]紧接地;紧靠地;贴近地Immediately is used to emphasize that something comes next, or is next to something else.
[ADV prep/adj]
They wish to begin immediately after dinner...
他们希望饭后马上就开始。
She always sits immediately behind the driver...
她总是坐在司机驾驶位置的正后方。
Immediately to our right the old German summer resort was awakening.
紧靠我们右面,古老的德国避暑胜地正在苏醒。
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[CONJ-SUBORD 连词]一…(就…) If one thing happens immediately something else happens, it happens after that event, without any delay.
[mainly BRIT 主英]
Immediately I've done it I feel completely disgusted with myself.
我一做完那件事就对自己感到十分厌恶。
Oxford
im·me·di·ate·ly★/ɪˈmiːdiətli; NAmEɪˈmiːdiətli/
adverb
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conjunction
adverb★1★without delay 立即;马上;即刻SYNat once◆She answered almost immediately.她几乎立刻就回答了。◆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。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 years immediately before the war战前的最后几年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。conjunction( especially BrE) 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。im·me·di·ate·ly/ɪˈmiːdiətli; NAmEɪˈmiːdiətli/
1without delaySYN at once: Mix in the remaining ingredients and serve immediately. The telephone rang, and he answered it immediately.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say right away or, in British English, straight away rather than immediately:· Yes, I’ll do it right away.2very soon before or after somethingimmediately after/following something He retired immediately after the end of the war.immediately before/preceding something I can’t remember what happened immediately before the crash.3immediately obvious/apparent able to be seen or understood very easily: The solution to this problem is not immediately obvious.4[+adjective/adverb] very near to somethingimmediately behind/above/below/in front of etc something the seat immediately behind the driver5immediately involved/affected/concerned etc very closely involved etc in a particular situation: Those most immediately involved in the disaster will be given support.THESAURUSimmediately very soon after something else happens, and without any delay: · Sam immediately offered to help.at once immediately – used especially for emphasis: · Remove the pie from the oven and serve at once.· He came home at once when he heard his wife was ill.right away (also straightaway British English) especially spoken immediately, especially because something is urgent. Right away and straightaway are less formal than immediately, and are very common in everyday spoken English: · If this happens, let us know right away.· I apologized straightaway.instantly if something happens instantly, it happens immediately after something else, with almost no time between: · The boy was killed instantly.· The message is sent instantly from your computer.right now/this minute spoken if someone orders you to do something right now, they want you to do it immediately, especially because they are annoyed with you: · The head teacher wants to see you right now.without delay immediately, because it is important that you do something as soon as possible: · If you lose your passport, you should contact the embassy without delay.
immediately1 adverb
immediately2 conjunction
immediatelyimmediately2 conjunction British English formal
Collocations
as soon as: Immediately you begin to speak, he gives you his full attention.
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