shortly的意思

1. 不久，立刻，马上，立即，很快
2. 不耐烦地，没好气地
3. 简短地，简慢地，扼要地，简单，直截了当地
4. 唐突地
5. 不多时，一会儿，稍后
6. 烦躁地，气冲冲地

1. for a short time;

   "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"
   

2. in the near future;

   "the doctor will soon be here"
   "the book will appear shortly"
   "she will arrive presently"
   "we should have news before long"
   

3. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner;

   "he told me curtly to get on with it"
   "he talked short with everyone"
   "he said shortly that he didn't like it"
   

4. in a concise manner; in a few words;

   "the history is summed up concisely in this book"
   "she replied briefly"
   "briefly, we have a problem"
   "to put it shortly"
   

5. at a short distance;

   "the hem fell shortly below her knees"
   

1.不多时;不久;立刻
If something happensshortly after or before something else, it happens not long after or before it. If something is going to happenshortly, it is going to happen soon.

e.g. Their trial willshortly begin...
他们的审判很快就要开始了。
e.g. The work will be completed veryshortly...
这项工作很快就会完成。

2.没好气地;不耐烦地;粗鲁地;气冲冲地
If you speak to someoneshortly, you speak to them in a cross or impatient way.

shortly

e.g. 'I don't know you,' he saidshortly, 'and I'm in a hurry.'
“我不认识你，”他不耐烦地说，“而且我在赶时间。”

1. He nestled down in bed shortly after he got home.
   他回家后不久便上床休息了。
2. He answered my questions rather shortly.
   他相当简慢地回答我的问题。

• He laughed shortly, and went on.

  出自：D. H. Lawrence

shortly, early, quick, soon

这组词的共同意思是“不久”“即刻”“快”。其区别在于: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。

shortly, short

两者都是副词,但不同义:short的意思是“突然”“蓦然”; 而shortly则作“不久”“在短时期内”解,且多用于将来时态。例如:

The boss was driven to his wit's end short.

这个老板一下子被弄得一筹莫展。

I shall go on errands to Beijing shortly.

我不久就要出差去北京。

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。