shortly
US
UK shortly adv: (very soon)
SC 不久 bù jiǔ
TC 不久
TC 不久
SC 立刻 bù jiǔ，lì kè
TC 立刻
TC 立刻
I just need to make a quick phone call; I'll be with you shortly.
我得先打个简短的电话，之后立刻就来。
shortly adv: (curtly, rudely)
SC 粗鲁地 cū lǔ de
TC 粗魯地
TC 粗魯地
SC 没好气地
Jack spoke shortly to the young man who bumped into him.
杰克没好气地说了那个撞到他的年轻人几句。
shortly adv: (briefly)
SC 简短地 jiǎn duǎn de
TC 簡短地
TC 簡短地
SC 简明扼要地 jiǎn duǎn de ，jiǎn míng è yào de
The speaker addressed the audience shortly.
shortly after prep: (just following)
SC 不久 bù jiǔ
TC 不久
TC 不久
SC 很快 bù jiǔ，hěn kuài
Shortly after the Second World War, the Labour government in Britain set about establishing the welfare state.
shortly before adv: (just before)
SC 前不久 qián bù jiǔ
SC 不久前 qián bù jiǔ，bù jiǔ qián