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| /ɪˈmiːdiətli/ |
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| 1 | without delay
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| | 1a | very quickly and without delay 立刻；马上；当即 | | She decided to leave immediately. 她决定马上离开。 | | I did not immediately realize how serious the situation was. 我当时没有立刻意识到事态的严重性。 | | It was immediately apparent that something unpleasant had happened. 情况一下子就清楚了，即发生了什么不愉快的事。 | |
| | 1b | used for showing that something happens just after something else , with no pause or delay 紧接着；一…就… | | Immediately he saw her, he fell in love with her. 他一见到她就爱上了她。 | | The press will be informed immediately the election result is known. 选举结果一出来，新闻界就会得到通知。 | |
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| 2 | just before or just after an event 就在…（之前或之后） |
| She was with Roosevelt immediately before his death. 就在罗斯福去世的前一刻，她还在他身边。 |
| immediately upon (=just after) He joined the army immediately upon leaving school. 在…后立即；一…就… |
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| 3 | with no one or nothing between 紧挨着 |
| We could hear noises coming from the room immediately below us. 我们能听到紧挨着我们的楼下房间传来的嘈杂声。 |
| Jenny’ s parents were sitting immediately in front of us. 珍妮的父母紧挨着坐在我们前面。 |
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| 4 | most directly 径直地；直接地 |
| those officers who had been immediately involved in the investigation 那些直接参与调查的官员 |
| the areas immediately affected by the storms 遭到暴风雨直接袭击的地区 |
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