shortly after + noun/clause
He arrived shortly after the meeting started.
他在会议开始后不久就到了。
不久；很快
简短地；扼要地；不耐烦地；生硬地；短暂地；在短时间内；很快；迅速地。；短时间
soon; in a short time from now
在短时间内；很快；迅速地。
In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
短时间
for a short time
不久；很快；马上。
In or after a short time; soon.
在不久的将来
in the near future
简言之；用几句话。
In few words.
以简短、突然和无礼的方式
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
以暴躁(“简短”)的方式；粗暴地。
In an irritable ("short") manner.
The meeting will start shortly.
会议很快就要开始。
用法提示：表示时间上的“不久”，修饰动词start。
AI contextual example
He left shortly after lunch.
他午饭后不久就离开了。
用法提示：表示时间上的“不久”，与after连用。
AI contextual example
She will arrive shortly.
她很快就到。
用法提示：表示时间上的“很快”，修饰动词arrive。
AI contextual example
He arrived shortly after the meeting started.
他在会议开始后不久就到了。
She left shortly before noon.
她在中午前不久离开了。
The results will be announced shortly.
结果将很快公布。
最直接的同义词，可与shortly互换。
稍正式，常用于书面语。
美式英语中意为'很快'，英式英语常指'片刻'。
短语，强调时间短暂。
grammar · medium
易错句子We will have a shortly meeting.
正确表达We will have a short meeting.
“shortly”是副词，不能用作形容词；修饰名词时应用形容词“short”。
grammar · medium
易错句子Shortly he left, we arrived.
正确表达Shortly after he left, we arrived.
“shortly”是副词，不能单独引导时间从句；需用“shortly after”表示“在……之后不久”。
shortly 作“不久”讲时表示时间，而 briefly 表示方式“简短地”。
shortly 强调“不久之后”，语气较正式；soon 更通用，可指任何不久的将来。
shortly 是副词，修饰动词或句子；short 是形容词，修饰名词或作表语。
不久之后
Shortly after the meeting, he left the office.
会议结束后不久，他就离开了办公室。
不久之前
She called me shortly before noon.
她在中午前不久给我打了电话。
此后不久
The company announced the merger; shortly thereafter, stocks rose.
公司宣布合并；此后不久，股票上涨。
很快到达
The bus will arrive shortly.
巴士很快就会到达。
紧接着是
A heavy rain was shortly followed by a thunderstorm.
大雨之后紧接着是一场雷暴。
不久之后
She called me shortly after the meeting ended.
会议结束后不久她就给我打了电话。
不久之前
He left shortly before the rain started.
他在开始下雨前不久离开了。
简而言之
To put it shortly, we need to improve our sales.
简而言之，我们需要提高销售额。
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