shortly

漢語翻譯

ad. 不久, 簡短, 唐突地
相關詞組:
shortly after noon
shortly before noon

詞意辨析：

immediately, instantly, presently, directly, shortly, soon, at once, right away

這些副詞或副詞詞組均有“立刻、馬上”之意。
immediately: 指做完一件事後，立即就做另一件事，中間一般沒有明顯的時間間隔。
instantly: 指恰恰就在此刻，一秒鐘也沒耽誤。
presently: 指不久、即將。
directly: 和immediately同義，指毫無遲疑。
shortly: 和soon同義，指動作發生或完成的速度之快。
soon: 常用詞，指行動快，完成速度快。
at once: 口語中常用，語氣強烈，指時間緊迫，一刻也不能耽誤。
right away: 主要用於美國英文，語氣稍弱於at once，強調動作迅速。

英文解釋：

副詞 shortly:

1. for a short time
   同義詞：not long
2. in the near future
   同義詞：soon, presently, before long
3. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
   同義詞：curtly, short
4. in a concise manner; in a few words
   同義詞：concisely, briefly, in brief, in short
5. at a short distance
   同義詞：not far

例句：

1. I shall be in touch with you again shortly.
   我很快再和你聯繫。
2. John passed through a difficult period shortly after his mother's death.
   約翰在他母親剛過世後度過了艱難時期。
3. The Muslim delegation is shortly going on a pilgrimage to Mecca.
   這個 * 代表團很快就要去麥加朝聖了。
4. We shall be landing (at Gatwick airport) shortly please fasten your seat-belts.
   我們馬上就要(在蓋特威克機場)著陸--請大家系好座位上的安全帶。
5. I hope to announce the winner shortly.
   我希望馬上宣布勝利者的名字。
6. She died in an accident shortly afterwards.
   不久以後，她就在一次事故中喪生。
7. The movie was over shortly before six.
   電影在六點鐘不到就結束了。