一、详细释义：


adv.

立即，直接地


例句：

The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts.

那位新闻记者立即着手获取这些重要的资料。.


例句：

He immediately flung himself to the floor.

他立即飞身扑到地上。


conj.

一...（就）


例句：

Immediately he had finished tea, he rose with alacrity to go out.

一吃完茶点，他就匆忙起身外出。


例句：

Immediately I've done it, I feel completely disgusted with myself.

我一做完那件事就对自己感到十分厌恶。


二、词义辨析：


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

这些副词或副词词组均有“立刻，马上”之意。 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。 instantly指恰恰就在此刻，一秒钟也没耽误。 presently指不久、即将。 directly和immediately同义，指毫无迟疑。 shortly和soon同义，指动作发生或完成的速度之快。 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。 right away主要用于美国英语，语气稍弱于at once，强调动作迅速。


三、参考例句：


She answered almost immediately.

她几乎立刻就回答了。


I must act immediately!

我必须立即行动。


They immediately called 911.

他们立刻拨打911报警。


Immediately return to start.

然后迅速回到开始的姿势。


I immediately felt small.

我立刻感到自己的渺小。


The patient was immediately isolated.

病人被立即隔离。


He immediately embraced the offer.

他立刻接受了这个提议。


The patients were immediately quarantined.

病人立刻被隔离检疫了。


We set forth immediately after breakfast.

吃过早饭，我们马上就出发了。


She was sitting immediately to my left.

她挨着我坐在我的左边。