shortly

/ˈʃɔːtli/ adverb
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

不久，马上；简短地，唐突地

释义与例句

adverb 不久，马上；简短地，唐突地
soon; in a short time; briefly or rudely
  1. The movie will start shortly.
    电影马上就要开始了。
  2. He arrived shortly after dinner.
    他晚饭后不久就到了。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She answered shortly and walked away.
    她简短地回答后就走开了。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 short（短）+ ly = 很短时间内 → 不久，马上

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • short 短的；短暂的
    shortly 由 short + -ly 构成
同义词
  • soon 不久，很快
    soon 最常用，shortly 更正式且常指即将发生的短时间内。
    The train will arrive soon. 火车很快就到。
反义词
  • later 稍后，以后
    later 指时间较后，与 shortly 的“不久、马上”相反。
    I will do it later. 我稍后再做。
常见搭配
  • shortly after 在…之后不久
    She left shortly after midnight. 午夜过后不久她就离开了。
  • shortly before 在…之前不久
    He called shortly before the meeting. 会议开始前不久他打来电话。