| [/ɪˈmiːdɪət; ɪˋmidɪət/] adj 用法:
1 (a) happening or done at once 立即的; 即刻的:
I want an immediate reply. 我要求立即答覆我. *
The response of the people to the famine appeal was immediate. 人们对救济饥荒的吁求立刻作出了回应. *
take immediate action 立刻采取行动.
(b) [usu attrib 通常作定语] existing at the present time 目前的; 当前的:
Our immediate concern is for/with the families of those who died. 我们当务之急是安抚死者的家属. 用法:
2 [attrib 作定语] nearest in time, space or relationship （在时空上、 关系上）最接近的, 紧接的:
What are your plans for the immediate future? 你最近有什麽计画? *
There's no post office in the immediateneighbourhood. 附近没有邮局. *
his immediate predecessor他的前任 *
one's immediate family, ie parents, children, brothers and sisters 直系亲属（父母、 子女、 兄弟、 姐妹）. 用法:
3 [attrib 作定语] with nothing coming in between; direct 直接的:
The immediate cause of death is unknown. 造成死亡的直接原因不明. |