1.一般常见用法是副词,表示:
立即、立刻,马上 ;紧接地;紧靠地;贴近地;直接地、She answered almost immediately.
她几乎立刻就回答了。
Page Dr Green immediately.
请立即传呼格林医生。
She shut her eyes and fell asleep immediately.
她闭上眼,立刻就睡着了。
The mechanic located the fault immediately.
机修工立即找到了出故障的地方。
Speculation has reached such a pitch that a decision will have to be made immediately.
种种猜测甚嚣尘上,以至必须立即作出决定。
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。
The cause of the accident was not immediately apparent.
事故的起因并非一目了然。
You could get into a situation where you have to decide immediately.
你可能遇上一种情况,使你不得不立刻作出决定。
I took to my new boss immediately.
我立刻对新老板产生了好感。
I warmed to her immediately.
我立即喜欢上了她。
If I were in your place, I'd resign immediately.
我要是你呀,我就立即辞职。
A Board of Inquiry was convened immediately after the accident.
事故后调查委员会立即召开了会议。
The fact that he didn't say 'no' immediately is a good sign.
他没有马上拒绝,这是好征兆。
An expert with a trained eye will spot the difference immediately.
训练有素、眼光敏锐的专家会马上发现差别所在。
A solution immediately suggested itself to me.
我马上想到了一个解决办法。
The letter instructed him to report to headquarters immediately.
那封信指示他立即向总部汇报。
It is unrealistic to expect them to be able to solve the problem immediately.
指望他们能够立即解决问题是不现实的。
Firefighters took action immediately to stop the blaze spreading.
消防队员立即采取了行动制止大火蔓延。
Police immediately began an investigation, but did not suspect foul play.
警方立即开始调查,但没有怀疑谋杀。
I opened the gate, and was immediately set on by a large dog.
我一开门,一条大狗就迎面扑来。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
When discussing influential modern artists, three names immediately come to mind.
在讨论现代有影响的艺术家时,一下子有三个名字出现在脑海中
All the materials are on site so that work can start immediately.
所有材料都已运抵工地,可以立即开工。
They wish to begin immediately after dinner...
他们希望饭后马上就开始。
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.连词:一…就;即刻
相当于as soon as
Immediately she'd gone, I remembered her name.
她刚走开我就想起了她的名字。
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。
Immediately he had finished tea, he rose with alacrity to go out.
一吃完茶点,他就匆忙起身外出。
Immediately they entered Andrew’s eyes lit up.
他们一进门,安德鲁的眼睛就亮了起来。
I’ll give you an answer immediately I’ve finished reading your file.
我读完你的卷宗以后立即给你回答。
I came immediately I’d finished my work.
我已结束工作就来了。
I left immediately the clock struck twelve.
钟敲十二点后我就马上离开了。
She returned immediately she heard the good news.
她听了这个好消息后立即回来了。
immediately, directly, instantly可以用作连词来引导时间状语从句,意思都是”一...就...“,表示某个动作紧跟在另一个动作之后,没有延迟或间隔,相当于as soon as。
He realized his mistake instantly he saw the results.
他一看到结果就意识到了自己的错误。
I called my mom directly I got home.
一到家我就给我妈打电话。
Helen
大家好,欢迎收听 BBC 英语教学的《你问我答》节目,我是 Helen。今天我们要解答网友 Wang Dawei 给我们发来的一个问题。由我代读。
Question
I found some phrases have the same meaning. 立刻、马上 are: in a minute, in no time, right now, right off the bat, first off. So what are the differences?
Helen
Dawei 的观察非常正确。在英语里有许多短语都可以表示“immediately”,也就是“马上,立刻”。但是当我们仔细来看 Dawei 挑选的这些词的时候,我们发现它们可以被分为三组。第一组里包括 first off 和 right off the bat,我们可以用这两个短语来开始一段解释或者给出答案。First off 意思是“首先,第一”。Right off the bat 的意思有 “马上,立马”。请听例句。
Examples
So you want to be a successful salesperson? First off, you have to know your product.
你想成为一名成功的销售员?首先要做的,就是你对产品要完全了解 。
Right off the bat, I can give you three reasons why you have to visit Miami.立马我就能给出三个你必须到迈阿密来的理由。
Helen
Right off the bat 和 first off 有细微的区别。 Right off the bat 一般用于即兴,脱口而出的回应,而 first off 给人的感觉是除了这一点之外,后面还有其它点。So, right off the bat, 你这不就立马学了两个口语对话中能用得上短语了吗?接下来让我们看看 in no time 和 in a minute。这两个短语都指“非常短暂的时间” 。先说说 in no time。请听例句。
Examples
The fire services got there in no time – they were very responsive.
当时消防队马上就赶过来了,他们反应非常及时。
My speedy new computer downloads videos in no time at all.我的新电脑下载视频速度超快,一下子就下载下来了。
Helen
这里 in no time 是指“什么事情发生得出乎意料的快”,速度快得令人吃惊。我们还可以加上“at all”起强调作用。
In a minute 字面意思是“一分钟内”,也有“马上,现在”的意思,但是它一般用于谈论即将发生的事情,而不是指过去已经发生了的事情。我们经常会在当下做事情的时候用到 in a minute。 请听例句。
Examples
I’ll be with you in a minute, hang on.
我马上就过来了,请你稍等一下。
Two seconds Mary, I’ll be there in a minute.再等两秒钟,玛莉,我马上就到了。
Helen
大家注意到以上例句中,说话的人用 in a minute 来告诉别人“请稍候,马上就来 ”。在第二个例句中,我们还听到了另一个请其他人稍候的短语“two seconds 就两秒钟”。Two seconds 和 in a minute 虽然看似有冲突,但在口语对话中是可以放在一句话里。
最后我们要关注的是 Dawei 提到的最后一个词组 right now。这个表达其实有两个含义,第一是指此时此刻,现在。第二个意思是 马上,立刻,立即。让我们听两个例句吧。
Examples
What are you doing? Answer me right now!
你在干嘛?马上回答我!
Right now I'm enjoying a wonderfully relaxing bath.现在,我正在非常放松舒适地泡澡呢。
Helen
好了, 我们对 Dawei 朋友所提出的问题进行了解答。简单总结一下,first off 是“第一,首先”的意思 。Right off the bat 是“马上,立马”。“In no time at all”可以用来形容速度超快,都不需要时间等候。In a minute 就是“一分钟内”,一般在请别人稍候时会用到。Right now 有两个意思,一个是“现在”,另一个是“马上,立刻”。
希望我们的节目对大家的英语学习有所帮助,如果您在英语学习时碰到了一些问题, 欢迎和我们联系, 我们的邮箱是 questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk,感谢收听。我是 Helen, 下次节目再见。
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