shortly

英 [ˈʃɔːtli]

美 [ˈʃɔːrtli]

adv.  不多时; 不久; 立刻; 马上; 没好气地; 不耐烦地

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2278 / COCA.2853

牛津词典

adv.

• 不多时；不久
  a short time; not long
  1. She arrived shortly after us.
     我们刚到不多会儿她就到了。
  2. I saw him shortly before he died.
     在他去世前不久我还见过他一面。
• 立刻；马上
  soon
  1. I'll be ready shortly.
     我马上就准备好了。
• 没好气地；不耐烦地
  in an angry and impatient way

柯林斯词典

• ADV-GRADED 不多时;不久;立刻
  If something happensshortlyafter or before something else, it happens not long after or before it. If something is going to happenshortly, it is going to happen soon.
  1. Their trial will shortly begin...
     他们的审判很快就要开始了。
  2. The work will be completed very shortly...
     这项工作很快就会完成。
  3. Shortly after moving into her apartment, she found a job...
     搬进公寓不久，她就找到了份工作。
  4. She kept a diary until shortly before her death...
     直到去世前不久她都一直在记日记。
  5. Christine didn't answer, and shortly afterwards she left.
     克里斯蒂娜没有回答，不一会儿就离开了。
• ADV-GRADED 没好气地;不耐烦地;粗鲁地;气冲冲地
  If you speak to someoneshortly, you speak to them in a cross or impatient way.
  1. 'I don't know you,' he said shortly, 'and I'm in a hurry.'
     “我不认识你，”他不耐烦地说，“而且我在赶时间。”

英英释义

adv

• in the near future
  1. the doctor will soon be here
  2. the book will appear shortly
  3. she will arrive presently
  4. we should have news before long
  Synonym:soonpresentlybefore long
• for a short time
  1. he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive
• at a short distance
  1. the hem fell shortly below her knees
• in a concise manner
  1. the history is summed up concisely in this book
  2. she replied briefly
  3. briefly, we have a problem
  4. to put it shortly
  Synonym:conciselybrieflyin briefin short
• in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
  1. he told me curtly to get on with it
  2. he talked short with everyone
  3. he said shortly that he didn't like it
  Synonym:curtlyshort

双语例句

• Police officers on the case are reckoning to charge someone very shortly.
  调查这个案子的警官正在考虑尽快起诉嫌疑人。
• Political observers believe that a new cabinet may be formed shortly.
  政治观察家认为新内阁可能很快就会组建。
• Shortly afterwards, cuts in defence spending forced the aerospace industry to retrench.
  不久之后，国防开支的削减迫使航空航天业紧缩开支。
• Traffic is expected to be resumed shortly.
  预期很快能恢复交通。
• He will shortly become the fulcrum of the England team
  他不久就会成为英格兰队的支柱。
• Shortly afterwards, police arrested four suspects
  之后不久，警方逮捕了4名嫌犯。
• Peace talks involving other rebel leaders and government representatives broke up without agreement last week, but are due to resume shortly
  上个星期，其他叛军领导人和政府代表之间的和谈没能达成协议，宣告破裂，但是和谈不久会重开。
• The telephone call came shortly before dinnertime.
  电话是在正餐快要开始时打来的。
• Christine didn't answer, and shortly afterwards she left.
  克里斯蒂娜没有回答，不一会儿就离开了。
• Shortly before Christmas, he was mysteriously taken ill
  圣诞节前不久，他突然不明原因地病倒了。