immediately

adv.

1. 立即；马上；即刻
   without delay
   1. She answered almost immediately.
      她几乎立刻就回答了。
   2. 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. 接近；紧接；附近
   next to or very close to a particular place or time
   1. Turn right immediately after the church.
      一过教堂就向右拐。
   2. the years immediately before the war
      战前的最后几年
3. 紧接地；直接地
   closely and directly
   1. 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。

conj.

1. 一…就；即刻
   as soon as
   1. Immediately she'd gone, I remembered her name.
      她刚走开我就想起了她的名字。

1. ADV 立即;马上
   If something happens immediately, it happens without any delay.
   1. He immediately flung himself to the floor...
      他立即飞身扑到地上。
   2. Ingrid answered Peter's letter immediately.
      英格丽德立即给彼得回了信。
2. ADV 即刻(可见或明了的)
   If something is immediately obvious, it can be seen or understood without any delay.
   1. The cause of the accident was not immediately apparent.
      事故的起因并非一目了然。
3. ADV 直接地
   Immediately is used to indicate that someone or something is closely and directly involved in a situation.
   1. 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。
   2. We had the people immediately concerned in the plot.
      我们让故事情节与人们息息相关。
4. ADV 紧接地;紧靠地;贴近地
   Immediately is used to emphasize that something comes next, or is next to something else.
   1. They wish to begin immediately after dinner...
      他们希望饭后马上就开始。
   2. She always sits immediately behind the driver...
      她总是坐在司机驾驶位置的正后方。
   3. 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。
5. CONJ-SUBORD 一…(就…)
   If one thing happens immediately something else happens, it happens after that event, without any delay.
   1. 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。

1. Documents can be actioned, or filed immediately.
   文件可被立即处理或归档。
2. I'm not going to defer decisions just because they are not immediately politically popular.
   我不会因为它们没有即刻在政治上受到欢迎就推迟作出这些决定。
3. When I met Marco I was immediately struck by his great dress sense.
   当我见到马尔科时，我被他出众的着装品位一下子惊到了。
4. The windows fogged immediately
   窗户立刻被雾气笼罩了。
5. We were immediately struck by this city's holiness.
   我们立即就被这座城市的神圣氛围所打动。
6. He immediately flung himself to the floor
   他立即飞身扑到地上。
7. Ingrid answered Peter's letter immediately.
   英格丽德立即给彼得回了信。
8. The cause of the accident was not immediately apparent.
   事故的起因并非一目了然。
9. 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。
10. We had the people immediately concerned in the plot.
    我们让故事情节与人们息息相关。
11. They wish to begin immediately after dinner
    他们希望饭后马上就开始。
12. She always sits immediately behind the driver
    她总是坐在司机驾驶位置的正后方。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. I discussed with my intimate friends whether I would immediately have a baby.
    我与密友们讨论是否我要马上生孩子。
16. I immediately regretted having said this — I could have kicked myself.
    我一说完这话就后悔了——我都想抽自己。
17. Trembling, she put the phone down. It rang again almost immediately.
    她颤抖着放下电话听筒，电话几乎立刻又响了起来。
18. You'll be very pleased to know that we offered help immediately.
    你会很高兴地知道我们立即给予了帮助。
19. You solved one problem and another would immediately pop up.
    你解决完一个问题，另一个问题又会马上冒出来。
20. Immediately after my father's death my stepmother was prostrate
    我父亲死后，我的继母一下就垮了。
21. The scar on her face had immediately riveted their attention.
    她脸上的疤痕立刻引起了他们的注意。
22. Sleeping bags sold out almost immediately
    睡袋几乎一眨眼就卖完了。
23. I picked up the phone immediately and tapped out the number Julie had jotted down for me.
    我立即拿起电话，拨打了朱莉帮我记下的号码。
24. We urge vigorous action to be taken immediately.
    我们强烈要求立即采取有力措施。
25. I vote that we all go to Holland immediately
    我建议我们全都立刻前往荷兰。
26. He wired the chairman immediately
    他马上给主席发了电报。
27. We got off immediately after breakfast.
    早饭后我们立即动身了。
28. Our troops immediately returned the fire.
    我军立即进行了回击。
29. I got in touch with him immediately after I received the letter.
    我接信后马上和他联系。

  immediately at once instantly right away【导航词义：立刻，马上】

  immediately adv. 即刻，马上

〔辨析〕指毫不耽搁地，也可指某一事件刚一发生，另一事件便紧接着发生，中间几乎没有时间间隔。

  at once adv. 立刻，马上

〔辨析〕词义同 immediately，强调一刻也不耽误，但常用于口语中。

  instantly adv. 立即，马上

〔辨析〕词义同 immediately，但语气更强。

  right away adv. 马上，立即

〔辨析〕词义同 at once，可换用。

adv

1. without delay or hesitation
   1. he answered immediately
   2. found an answer straightaway
   3. an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
   4. Come here now!

   Synonym:    instantlystraightawaystraight offdirectlynowright awayat onceforthwithlike a shot

2. near or close by
   1. he passed immediately behind her

3. bearing an immediate relation
   1. this immediately concerns your future