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immediate

/ɪˈmiːdiət/ /ɪˈmiːdiət/
  • adj.
    立刻的,即时的;目前的,紧迫的;附近的,紧接的;(关系或级别)最接近的,直系的;(两者间)直接的;(感知,反应)直觉的
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词语例句

  1. 立刻的,即时的adj.

    六级四级
    • These tragic incidents have had an immediate effect.

      这些悲惨事件已经有了立杆见影的结果。

    • If your complaint doesn't require an immediate response, it often helps to complain by letter.

      如果你的投诉不需要立即答复,那么写信投诉通常是有帮助的。

    • Too often, the list is seen as the accomplishment for the day, reducing the immediate guilt of not working on the tasks at hand by investing energy in the list.

      这太常见了,清单被看作是一天的成就,通过在清单上投入精力来减少没有完成手头工作的即时罪恶感。

  2. 目前的,紧迫的adj.

    六级四级
    • Relief agencies say the immediate problem is not a lack of food, but transportation.

      救援机构称当务之急不是食品匮乏,而是交通运输不足。

    • The immediate problem is poverty.

      眼前的问题是贫困(问题)。

    • We have everything to gain by encouraging them to explore the world beyond their immediate experience and to prepare themselves for their turn at shaping that world.

      鼓励他们探索当前经验之外的世界并为他们塑造这个世界做好准备,这是百利而无一害的。

  3. 附近的,紧接的adj.

    六级
    • Only a handful had returned to work in the immediate vicinity.

      只有少数几个人回到附近地区工作。

    • The study by Greenpeace analysed the movements of krill fishing vessels in the region and found they were increasingly operating "in the immediate vicinity of penguin colonies and whale-feeding grounds".

      绿色和平组织的这项研究分析了该地区磷虾渔船的活动,发现它们越来越多地在“企鹅聚居地和捕鲸场附近”作业。

  4. (关系或级别)最接近的,直系的adj.

    六级
    • The presence of his immediate family is obviously having a calming effect on him.

      他直系亲属的到场显然对他产生了镇定的效果。

    • We also found little interest in civic life beyond the tight circles of their family and immediate friends.

      我们也发现,除了他们的家庭和直系朋友的小圈子之外,他们对公民生活几乎没有什么兴趣。

  1. She demanded an immediate explanation.
    她要求立即作出解释。
    来自《牛津词典》
  2. The immediate cause of death is unknown.
    造成死亡的直接原因不明。
    来自《牛津词典》
  3. My immediate reaction was one of shock.
    我当即的反应是大吃一惊。
    来自《牛津词典》

相关短语

  • immediate inference
    直接推理;即时推理;立即推理
  • immediate shipment
    立即装运;即刻装船;立即装船;即装
  • immediate payment
    即期付款
  • immediate family
    直系亲属;自己人;直接家庭成员;速成家庭
  • achieve immediate victory
    马到成功;旗开得胜;马到胜利;旗开马到

词语扩展

adj.
立即的;直接的;最接近的
adv.
immediately立即,立刻;直接地
conj.
immediately一…就
n.
immediacy直接;目前
immediateness即刻;直接

词义分布

立即的
41.7%
直接
36.8%
即时的
12.1%
即刻的
5.6%
切身的
1.7%
即期的
0.7%
眼下的
0.6%
近的
0.3%
不远的
0.3%
紧邻的
0.2%

英英释义

  • adj.very close or connected in space or time
  • adj.having no intervening medium
  • adj.immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
  • adj.of the present time and place
  • adj.performed with little or no delay
  1. adj.
    happening next or very soon
    立即的;即刻的
    • There is no immediate solution to the problem.
      这个问题没有一蹴而就的解决办法。

词源

  • immediate立即的,紧迫的
    im-,不,非,-med,中间,词源同middle,medial.即没有中间环节的,立即的,马上的。
  • immediate立即的,即刻的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
    词根词缀: im-无 + -medi-中间 + -ate形容词词尾 → 无中间间隙或环节的