immediate
adjective
uk/ɪˈmiː.di.ət/us/ɪˈmiː.di.ət/B2
happeningor done withoutdelayor verysoonafter somethingelse:
立即的，即刻的We must make an immediateresponse.我们必须立即作出反应。
Dioxin is apoisonthattakesimmediateeffect.二恶英是一种速效毒药。
C1
used to refer to something or someone that iscloseto, or is acauseof or aneffectof, something or someoneelse:
接近的，紧接的，直接的There are fewfacilitiesin the immediatearea.在邻近地区几乎没有什么设施。
An immediateresult/effectof thewarwas abreakdownoflawandorder.战争的直接后果／影响是治安的瘫痪。
B2
in thepresentor assoonaspossible:
目前的；尽快的We have no immediateplans.我们目前没有计划。
Thepublichasdemandedhis immediateresignation.公众要他立刻辞职。
the immediate future
theperiodoftimethat is coming next
近期your immediate family
yourclosestrelations, such asyourparents,children,husband, orwife
直系亲属（如父母、子女、配偶等）- Shefeltan immediatephysicalattractionto him.
- Pleaseexcuseme from therestof themeeting- I've justreceivedaphonecallthatrequiresmy immediateattention.
- Wedemandthe immediate andunconditionalreleaseof allpoliticalprisoners.
- Thepresidentcalled for an immediateceasefireand aresumptionofnegotiationsbetween the twosides.
- Thecustomerhas only tobringthegoodsin to anybranchand an immediate,no-questions-askedrefundorreplacementwill beprovided.
Immediately
- a stitch in time (saves nine)idiom
- ado
- at/in one fell swoopidiom
- bat
- cuff
- deferrable
- directly
- instantaneously
- instantly
- no sooner said than doneidiom
- non-deferrable
- off the batidiom
- second
- spot
- straight
- swiftly
- swiftness
- then and thereidiom
- thereupon
- waste
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Closeness in distance and time
Now
Before, after and already
Family: relations in general