常用用法adv. (副詞)immediately用于表示時(shí)間關(guān)系時(shí),意思是“立刻”“馬上”,也可譯為“不一會(huì)兒,過(guò)一會(huì)兒”。 immediately常與above, under, opposite, behind等連用,意為“直接(上方)”。 immediately與after連用表示時(shí)間“緊接著”。 返回 immediately詞語(yǔ)辨析adv. (副詞)immediately, at once, directly, instantly, presently, right away這組詞(組)的共同意思是“立即”“馬上”。其區(qū)別在于:1.at once主要指動(dòng)作迅速,但中間多有一段距離,且at once比immediately意味更強(qiáng)。例如:I'm leaving for Rome at once.我馬上去羅馬。He gave orders for the work to be started at once.他下令立即開(kāi)始那項(xiàng)工作。2.immediately側(cè)重指時(shí)間“緊接著”。例如:I came immediately after I'd eaten.吃過(guò)飯我立即就來(lái)了。Please close your books immediately and answer these questions.請(qǐng)立即合上書(shū),回答這些問(wèn)題。I left immediately when the clock struck twelve.鐘剛打12點(diǎn)我就離去了。3.right away經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)在美式英語(yǔ)中。例如:I'll do it right away.我立即去辦。He had written down a list of things to do right away.他已寫(xiě)下須立即做的事情。Don't expect them to approve of the design right away.不能期望他們馬上批準(zhǔn)這項(xiàng)設(shè)計(jì)。4.instantly也是指動(dòng)作迅速,但它更強(qiáng)調(diào)的是同時(shí)發(fā)生,中間有很短的距離或無(wú)距離。例如:The electrician went instantly in answer to the phone call.電工師傅一接到電話?cǎi)R上就去了。He was killed instantly in a car accident.在車禍中,他當(dāng)場(chǎng)死亡。5.directly強(qiáng)調(diào)“直接地”,多與“迂回繞過(guò)”相對(duì)。例如:Whether he sailed directly across the bay or coasted round it is uncertain.他是徑直駛過(guò)海灣,還是沿海岸迂回繞過(guò)的,現(xiàn)在還無(wú)法確知。6.presently強(qiáng)調(diào)過(guò)一會(huì)再去做某事。例如:I will do the dishes presently, but I want to finish the story first.我過(guò)一會(huì)去洗碟子,不過(guò)我想得先看完這篇故事。immediately，instantly，presently，directly，shortly，soon，at once，right away這些副詞或副詞詞組均有“立刻、馬上”之意。immediately指做完一件事后，立即就做另一件事，中間一般沒(méi)有明顯的時(shí)間間隔。instantly指恰恰就在此刻，一秒鐘也沒(méi)耽誤。presently指不久、即將。directly和immediately同義，指毫無(wú)遲疑。shortly和soon同義，指動(dòng)作發(fā)生或完成的速度之快。soon常用詞，指行動(dòng)快，完成速度快。at once口語(yǔ)中常用，語(yǔ)氣強(qiáng)烈，指時(shí)間緊迫，一刻也不能耽誤。right away主要用于美國(guó)英語(yǔ)，語(yǔ)氣稍弱于at once，強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作迅速。 返回 immediately