- 词义辨析
shortly, early, quick, soon
这组词共同的意思是“不久”“即刻”“快”。它们的区别在于:early常指时间比原来或通常早些; quick含有匆忙、仓促之意; soon指在某一特定时间过现在之后不久,多用于将来时或过去时,通常放在句末或主要动词之前; shortly与soon同义,但比soon更郑重,常用于新闻报道等。例如:You have to think quick with the mind and act quick with the body.你必须脑子转得快,行动也得快。I came early, and had to wait for others, but soon after five o'clock they appeared.我来得早,得等其他人,可是刚过5点他们就都来了。Shortly after that, the police arrived.那事情发生不久警察就到了。
- 速记技巧
组合记忆法
short(adj.短的)+ly(副词后缀)=shortly(adv不久)
词源词缀法
short短的+-ly副词词尾
- 近义词
- right away立刻,马上;就;当时;
- in a short while不久;指顾之间;
- longadv.长时间地;很久地;(多)长(时间);始终;
- Robinsonn.爱独立工作(生活)的人,独自干大事;鲁滨逊;
- curtlyadv.简短地;
- beforeprep. 在…之前;先于,优于;当着…的面;与其…;
- brieflyadv.短暂地;简单地;简略地;略略;
- sayvi. 说, 讲;表明,宣称;假设;约莫;
- whileconj.在…期间;与…同时;然而;尽管;
- byprep. 在…旁边;表示方式;由于;经过;到…之前;
- conciselyadv.简明地;
- instantlyadv.立即,马上,立刻;马上地;即刻地;立即地;
- in a little while不久;须臾之间;不一会儿;
- littledet. 少量的;不多的;
- at onceadv.立即;一起;同时;立刻;
- shortadj.短的,短暂的;矮的;短缺的;短期的;
- brusquelyadv.唐突地,粗率地;
- knowv.知道;了解;认识;确信;
- seconddet. 第二(的);另外的;
- in short总而言之;简单地说;
- youpron.你;你们,您们;各位;大家;
- andconj. 和,与;而且;于是,然后;因此;
- rudelyadv.粗鲁地;不礼貌地;猛烈地;突然地;
- in brief简单地说,简而言之;总之;
- before long(时间)不久之后,在短时间内;曾几何时;快;
- aart. (用于可数名词或单数名词前,表示未曾提到的)一(人、事、物);用于前有形容词或后有短语的不可数名词前;一(个);每一(个);任一(个);
- anyadj.任何的;一点,一些;普通的;任何,随便哪一个;
- jiffyn.<非正>一会儿,瞬间;瞬间( jiff的名词复数 );
- momentarilyadv.顷刻之间,<美>马上,立刻;
- discourteouslyadv.不礼貌地,粗鲁地;
- jackn. 千斤顶;[信]插孔,插座;男人;纸牌中的J;
- in a moment一会儿,立刻,马上;须臾之间;眼看;弹指之间;
- immediatelyadv.立即;接近;直接地;紧接地;
- abruptlyadv.突然地;意外地;(言谈举止)唐突地;<地质>陡起地;
- in a minute马上,立刻;
- testilyadv.易怒地,暴躁地;
- quicklyadv.迅速地;立即,马上;
- minuten.分(钟);一会儿;时刻;会议记录;备忘录;
- presentlyadv.目前;不久;马上;
- succinctlyadv.简洁地;简洁地,简便地;
- canaux. 能够;可以;有机会;
- inprep. 在里面;在(某范围或空间内的)某一点;在(某物的形体或范围)中;在…内;在…中;进入
- sharplyadv.严厉地;明确地;锋利地;突然地;
- by and by不久,马上;晚些时候;
- grufflyadv.粗暴地,粗声地;
- directlyadv.直接地;恰好;立即;坦率地;
- anonadv.不久以后;
- in a jiffy马上;霎时间;
- soonadv.很快;宁愿…也不…;
- justadv. 刚才;仅仅,只是;正好;刚要;
- itpron.它;他;正好是所需的;事实[情况];
- nowadv.现在,如今;立刻,马上;这下,这时;迄今;然而;(语气词)喂,好,哦,喏;
- brisklyadv.轻快地;活泼地;伶俐地;迅速地;
- 知识拓展
重要短语
shortly after不久之后,很快
shortly before前不久;在...之前不久
shortly afterwards不久以后;没过多久
单词扩展
shortish显得短的;shortish显得短的;稍短的
- 双语例句 更多例句
A government speaker intimated to the reporters that they would expect a statement shortly.
政府发言人向记者们暗示他们马上就能听到一项声明.
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Shortly afterwards, cuts in defence spending forced the aerospace industry to retrench.
不久之后,国防开支的削减迫使航空航天业紧缩开支。
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Shortly after my arrival at the school, I was befriended by an older girl.
我到学校后不久便得到了一位年龄较大的女孩友善对待。
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John passed through a difficult period shortly after his marriage broke down.
婚姻破裂不久,约翰经历了一段短暂的艰难时期.
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Shortly after his admission into hospital he had a massive brain haemorrhage and died.
住院后不久,他就死于大面积脑溢血。
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Shortly after they became man and wife Tom began to show the cloven foot.
他们结婚不久汤姆便露出了他的凶恶本性.
《简明英汉词典》
The conference is now debating the motion and will vote on it shortly.
大会正在就提议进行辩论,稍后将就此表决。
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- 相关词组
- shortly before在…之前不久;
- shortly after…之后立即;
- shortly afterwards不久以后;没过多久;
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