詞彙精選：immediately的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
adv.
立即，直接地
例句：
The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts.
那位新聞記者立即着手獲取這些重要的資料。.
例句：
He immediately flung himself to the floor.
他立即飛身撲到地上。
conj.
一...（就）
例句：
Immediately he had finished tea, he rose with alacrity to go out.
一吃完茶點，他就匆忙起身外出。
例句：
Immediately I've done it, I feel completely disgusted with myself.
我一做完那件事就對自己感到十分厭惡。
二、詞義辨析：
immediately,instantly,presently,directly,shortly,soon,at once,right away
這些副詞或副詞詞組均有“立刻，馬上”之意。immediately指做完一件事後，立即就做另一件事，中間一般沒有明顯的時間間隔。instantly指恰恰就在此刻，一秒鐘也沒耽誤。presently指不久、即將。directly和immediately同義，指毫無遲疑。shortly和soon同義，指動作發生或完成的速度之快。soon常用詞，指行動快，完成速度快。at once口語中常用，語氣強烈，指時間緊迫，一刻也不能耽誤。 right away主要用於美國英語，語氣稍弱於at once，強調動作迅速。
三、參考例句：
She answered almost immediately.
她幾乎立刻就回答了。
I must act immediately!
我必須立即行動。
They immediately called 911.
他們立刻撥打911報警。
Immediately return to start.
然後迅速回到開始的姿勢。
I immediately felt small.
我立刻感到自己的渺小。
The patient was immediately isolated.
病人被立即隔離。
He immediately embraced the offer.
他立刻接受了這個提議。
The patients were immediately quarantined.
病人立刻被隔離檢疫了。
We set forth immediately after breakfast.
吃過早飯，我們馬上就出發了。
She was sitting immediately to my left.
她挨着我坐在我的左邊。
