Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #974
immediately
立即；立刻；马上
核心释义
without delay or hesitation
- 1.
立即地；毫不延迟地
In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
- 2.
毫不迟疑；没有时间间隔
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
- 3.
没有任何间隔时间或空间
Without any intervening time or space.
- 4.
附近或接近
near or close by
- 5.
具有直接关系
bearing an immediate relation
立即地；毫不延迟地；毫不迟疑；没有时间间隔；没有任何间隔时间或空间；附近或接近；具有直接关系
用法In use
The teacher asked a question, and the student immediately raised his hand.
用法提示：immediately 作副词，修饰动词 raised，表示动作毫无耽搁地发生。
If you see smoke, leave the building immediately.
用法提示：immediately 作副词，修饰动词 leave，强调必须马上行动。
She recognized the song immediately and started to sing along.
用法提示：immediately 作副词，修饰动词 recognized，表示瞬间就认出来。
he answered immediately
he passed immediately behind her
this immediately concerns your future
immediately + verb
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- immediately after
- 之后立即
- She called me immediately after the meeting.会议之后她立即给我打了电话。
- immediately before
- 之前立即
- He had a snack immediately before the exam.考试之前他立即吃了点零食。
- immediately available
- 立即可用
- The product will be immediately available for purchase.该产品将立即可供购买。
- immediately apparent
- 显而易见
- The difference was immediately apparent to everyone.差异对每个人来说都是显而易见的。
- immediately effective
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记：im（不）+ mediate（中间）+ ly → 没有中间环节，立刻。
语境与语域Context & Register
中性偏正式，常用于书面语和口语，表示即刻发生。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
immediate and intermediate share the /miːdi.ət/ sound but are not perfect rhymes because immediately ends with /li/. Mediate (verb) looks similar but has a different final vowel sound, /eɪt/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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