immediately

/ɪˈmiːdiətli/ adv.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

立即；马上；紧接着

释义与例句

adv. 立即；马上；紧接着
now, without waiting or delay; directly after something happens
  1. Please call me immediately when you arrive.
    你一到就马上给我打电话。
  2. Immediately after dinner, she went back to her desk.
    晚饭一吃完，她就回到书桌前。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The police arrived immediately after we called.
    我们报警后警察立即赶到了。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 记 immediately after（紧接着……之后）；它还可当连词用：immediately (that) I saw him, I knew...（我一看见他就明白了……）。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • immediate 立即的；直接的；紧邻的
    形容词，如 immediate action, immediate family。
同义词
  • at once 立刻；马上
    at once 是短语，语气口语化，多放在句尾；immediately 更正式，还可当连词引导从句：immediately (that) he arrived, we started。这句话不能改成 At once he arrived...，这是两词不能互换的关键场合。
    I recognised him at once. 我一眼就认出了他。
常见搭配
  • immediately after 紧接着……之后
    The pain returned immediately after he stopped taking the medicine. 他一停药，疼痛立刻又出现了。
  • act immediately 立即行动
    We must act immediately to stop the leak. 我们必须立即行动止住泄漏。