short·ly
adverb/ˈʃɔːtli/
/ˈʃɔːrtli/
- a short time; not long
不多时；不久 - She arrived shortly after us.
我们刚到不多会儿她就到了。 - I saw him shortly before he died.
在他去世前不久我还见过他一面。 - I bought a new umbrella but lost it shortly afterwards.
我买了一把新雨伞，但不久就丢失了。
- She arrived shortly after us.
- soon
过一会儿；很快 - I'll be ready shortly.
我马上就准备好了。
- I'll be ready shortly.
- in an angry and impatient way
没好气地；不耐烦地 - ‘Just wait a minute,’ he said, shortly.
“等一下，”他简短地说。
- ‘Just wait a minute,’ he said, shortly.
Word OriginOld English scortlīce (see short, -ly).