shortly
立刻,马上;简单地,扼要地;唐突地,简慢地;在即
双语释义
- 不久;很快 soon;(in) a little time
- 不耐烦地,简慢地 impatiently;not politely;in a short way
英英释义
shortly[ 'ʃɔ:tli ]
- adv.
- for a short time
"he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"
同义词:not long
- in the near future
"the book will appear shortly"
同义词:soonpresentlybefore long
- in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
"he said shortly that he didn't like it"
同义词:curtlyshort
- in a concise manner; in a few words
"to put it shortly"
同义词:conciselybrieflyin briefin short
- at a short distance
"the hem fell shortly below her knees"
同义词:not far
- for a short time
词组短语
shortly after不久之后,很快
shortly before前不久;在...之前不久
shortly afterwards不久以后;没过多久
同近义词辨析
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。
initially最初,开头
afterward以后,后来
subsequently随后,后来
ultimately最后,终于
lately最近,不久前
previously以前,先前
eventually终于,后来
shortly立刻,马上
presently马上,一会儿,很快
双语例句
- Know that these aches and pains are just blockages and that they will be moved shortly.
了解这些伤痛不过只是沮滞并且将立刻被移除。 - And it's hardly a coincidence that shortly after Usmanov hires a big shot PR firm these kinds of pieces begin to appear in the papers.
当乌斯马诺夫刚刚雇用了强悍的公关公司后,这类东西就立刻出现在报纸上,很难让人信服这只是一种巧合。 - I hope to announce the winner shortly.
我希望马上宣布胜利者的名字。 - I shall therefore be going to the bank shortly to complete these formalities so that there is no further delay in releasing the documents and consignment.
我因此将打算马上去银行来完成这些手续以便在让渡货物和文件的过程中别再耽误了。