Phrase
right away
adverb
立刻；马上
Very soon; quickly; immediately.
- 1.
Very soon; quickly; immediately.
很快；立即；马上
很快；立即；马上；立刻
In use
Please call me right away when you arrive.
She realized something was wrong and stopped the car right away.
If you need help, let me know right away.
do sth right away
Please call me right away.
请立刻给我打电话。
right away, somebody + verb
Right away, she started crying.
她立刻哭了起来。
Common mistakes
I will do it right now.I will do it right away.
“right now”强调当前这一时刻，而“right away”强调立即、不拖延。在此语境下，表示“立刻做”应用“right away”。
Please do it immediately.Please do it right away.
“immediately”较为正式，而“right away”更口语化，常用于日常交流中表示“马上”。
Connections
Confusing words
- right now
- 现在，立刻 · right away 侧重动作无延迟地执行，而 right now 更强调当前时刻，可能带有立即开始的意味，但有时隐含时间精确到当下
Learner notes
Grammar Note
固定短语，不可拆分，意为'立刻'
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