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immediately + verb
副词置于动词前，强调动作很快发生。
You should immediately report the incident.
你应该立即报告这一事件。
立即；立刻；马上
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
立即；立刻；马上
without delay or hesitation
You should immediately report the incident.
你应该立即报告这一事件。
立即地；毫不延迟地
In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
毫不迟疑；没有时间间隔
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
没有任何间隔时间或空间
Without any intervening time or space.
附近或接近
near or close by
The teacher asked a question, and the student immediately raised his hand.
老师问了一个问题，学生立刻举起了手。
AI contextual example
If you see smoke, leave the building immediately.
如果你看到烟雾，请立即离开大楼。
AI contextual example
She recognized the song immediately and started to sing along.
她立刻认出了那首歌，并开始跟着唱起来。
AI contextual example
he answered immediately
他立刻回答了。
WordNet
副词置于动词前，强调动作很快发生。
You should immediately report the incident.
你应该立即报告这一事件。
副词置于动词后，更常见于口语。
Please respond immediately.
请立即回复。
置于句首，起强调作用，常后接逗号。
Immediately, he called for help.
他立刻呼救。
Not this
Please give me the immediately answer.
Use this
Please give me the immediate answer.
immediately是副词，不能直接修饰名词。应使用形容词immediate来修饰名词answer。
Not this
She called immediately him.
Use this
She called him immediately.
immediately作为副词，应放在宾语之后或句末，不能放在及物动词和宾语之间。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
之后立即
She called me immediately after the meeting.
会议之后她立即给我打了电话。
之前立即
He had a snack immediately before the exam.
考试之前他立即吃了点零食。
立即可用
The product will be immediately available for purchase.
该产品将立即可供购买。
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。
立即生效
The new policy is immediately effective as of today.
新政策自今日起立即生效。
Use immediately naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记：im（不）+ mediate（中间）+ ly → 没有中间环节，立刻。
中性偏正式，常用于书面语和口语，表示即刻发生。
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/.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.