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英:[ˈɪnstəntli]
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in·stant·ly
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词根:instant
adj.instant 立即的;紧急的;紧迫的
adv.instantaneously 即刻;突如其来地
n.instant 瞬间;立即;片刻
instantaneousness 瞬间;即刻
Adverb
1. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening;
"he answered immediately"
"found an answer straightaway"
"an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"
"Come here now!"
2. without any delay;
"he was killed outright"
这组词都有“立刻,马上”的意思,其区别是:
instantly指恰恰就在此刻,一秒钟也没耽误。
right away主要用于美国英语,语气稍弱于at once,强调动作迅速。
directly和immediately同义,指毫无迟疑。
soon常用词,指行动快,完成速度快。
at once口语中常用,语气强烈,指时间紧迫,一刻也不能耽误。
shortly和soon同义,指动作发生或完成的速度之快。
presently指不久、即将。
immediately指做完一件事后,立即就做另一件事,中间一般没有明显的时间间隔。
以上来源于网络
15世纪晚期,“紧急地,持续地”,来自 instant(形容词)+ -ly(2)。意思是“立即,没有任何中间时间”,1550年代出现。
Adverb Middle English, from instant instant >entry 2 + -ly -ly >entry 2 Conjunction derivative of instantly >entry 1
The first known use of instantly was in the 15th century
instigateverb
incite, provoke
instigateverb
incite, provoke
instepnoun
the arched middle part of the human foot
the part of a shoe or stocking that fits over the instep
insteadadverb
as a substitute
was going to write but called instead
instateverb
to install in a rank or office
instant1 of 2noun
a very small space of time : moment
instant2 of 2adjective
pressing, urgent
in instant need
happening or done at once
an instant response
partially prepared by the manufacturer to make final preparation easyespecially: made to dissolve quickly in water instant coffee
instant pudding
instantlyadverb
without delay : immediately
came instantly when I called
1 ...instant coffee.
速溶咖啡
2 Dane flashes a smile from the top of the ravine and nods, but his face goes instantly expressionless when she turns away.
3 Pratt is surprizing extremely, leave a message instantly reply, do not have any echo however.
普拉特惊喜万分, 立即留言回复, 却没有任何回音.
4 I was instantly sorry I had told her anything.
5 She put on her Yankees baseball cap, which was a magic gift from her mom, and instantly vanished.
6 Help me stop shivering! he thought desperately, and Asta instantly became a ferret and lay close around his neck.
7 She startles him so bad, he instantly needs to go to the bathroom.
8 I recognized it instantly and felt a quiver of panic.
我立刻认出它了,感到一阵惊恐的颤抖。
9 The room instantly lit up from the sword’s glow, illuminating what, in the past, must have been a luxurious bedroom.
10 He holds his palm out, and instantly there are multiple chirps around us.
11 I recognized her instantly—she was one of the fifty-four names I had managed to learn so far.
12 Even worse, he instantly plunged into a dream.
13 Mr. Corcoran stopped crying instantly, in mid-sob; he held the baby high in the air and looked up at it adoringly.
14 “And with the increased potency, not only will no animal life within kilometers survive, it will be over almost instantly.”
15 Even the wagon horses left no mark, their droppings instantly scooped up by uniformed street sweepers.
16 Kate was on her instantly with a hard hand cupped over her mouth.
17 Imagine what would happen if a prisoner in a concentration camp insulted a Gestapo—they would get killed instantly.
18 Closer in, we would have been pegged instantly as rich kids from up on the hill, kids likely to make a lot of noise and leave a bad tip.
19 “Mm-m. Well, boy, gamma rays will kill you instantly. They’ll destroy your brain. That is a fact you must know and remember. Naturally, you don’t want to destroy yourself.”
20 Maddie thought it must be like having a little brass peg in your mind, like the hinged switch on an electric hall light, and when you flipped it you turned instantly into another person.
2 即刻
present instant right away soon promptly summarily instanter instancy immediateness in a clap in two shakes in two ticks right off off the bat prompt instantaneous now outright anon betimes erelong summariness
3 一…就
once directly ON scarcely before scarcely when the minute that as soon as the minute the instant no sooner the moment that immediately no soonerthan scarcely whenever AND when moment hardly before
4 紧急地
5 立即
present immediate instant slap-bang foothot away thereon straightway subito immediateness at lightning speed with lightning speed at a clap at one clap at a word at one word down on the nail on the instant without a moment's thought at a moment's notice in less than no time in half a second lose no time on the nail in tracks right now in a minute in an instant in a flash then and there off the bat there and then the next moment right directly immediately straight stat outright momentarily thereupon therewith forthwith forthright instanter lickety-split right away here and now in no time tout de suite at the drop of a hat toot sweet in a snap quick once promptly summary double-quick straightaway spot at the double without more ado right off straight off straight away on the double without further ado p.d.q. prompt instantaneous fast quickly pronto immediacy like a flash without a second thought at once right off the bat on-the-spot already off the top of your head on the spot like magic hard pat anon offhand point-blank incontinent swith ready speedy undelayed soon summarily incontinently onetime in two twos bang off off the reel the instant on a dime
7 即刻地
8 马上
now right yet directly immediately shortly forthwith straightway pronto at once in a moment in a minute in no time any minute by and by p.d.q. one-time just straight sharpish instanter now-now like that right away just now any moment in a flash at a glance right off the bat straight away tout de suite lose no time in two shakes toot sweet in less than no time in a snap in jig time this minute in a little while off hand by no time without loss of time at a moment's notice in two twos early prompt soon without more ado bang off on the knocker this moment in short order double-quick quickly straightaway PDQ whereupon at the double in double-quick time in next to no time right now right off then and there off the bat straight off on the double promptly momentarily in a couple of shakes without a second thought at any minute now in less next to no time in less than to no time on the nail anytime soon any minute now at any minute already pdq this off the top of your head any day now this instant instantaneous presto hubba-hubba away summarily incontinently at a word on the instant with whip and spur with a run right straight right on end in nothing flat off the reel here and now first off on a dime
11 立刻
instant now yet immediately shortly presently forthwith straightway pronto minute in a a flash at once in a moment in a minute like a shot p.d.q. straight instanter in a flash in short order straight away without further ado lose no time in two shakes quick immediate prompt swift directly outright straightaway PDQ this moment right off off hand like smoke by no time without loss of time upon a thought upon sight at a moment's notice upon the spot in jig time bang off on the knocker on the nail in no time instantaneous now-now at a single glance in a couple of shakes in less next to no time in less than to no time at a glance this minute