immediate

英 [ɪ'miːdiət] 美 [ɪ'miːdiət]

• adj. 直接的；最接近的；立即的；目前的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 立即的,即刻的; 当前的

   done or needed at once and without delay; of or related to the present time

2. [A]直接的; 最接近的

   with nothing in between, direct; nearest in time, space, or degree; next

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 直接的
2. 当前的，目前的，现在的，眼前的
3. 最（接）近的
4. 立即的，立刻的，即刻的，即时的，即期的
5. 紧接的
6. 两者间无间隔的，无中介物的
7. 直觉的
8. 迫切的
9. 附近的

adv. 副词

1. 立即地，立刻地

英英释义

Adjective:

1. of the present time and place;

   "the immediate revisions"
   

2. very close or connected in space or time;

   "contiguous events"
   "immediate contact"
   "the immediate vicinity"
   "the immediate past"
   

3. having no intervening medium;

   "an immediate influence"
   

4. immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect;

   "the immediate result"
   "the immediate cause of the trouble"
   

5. performed with little or no delay;

   "an immediate reply to my letter"
   "a prompt reply"
   "was quick to respond"
   "a straightaway denial"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The immediate cause of death is unknown.
   造成死亡的直接原因不明。
2. He seldom expected to receive any immediate profit.
   他倒不一定是想从中捞到什么直接的好处。
3. The evidence has no immediate bearing on the case.
   该证据与本案无直接关系。
4. His immediate successors fell into the same trap.
   他的直接继承者也堕入了这一陷阱。
5. I have no immediate connection with him.
   我和他没有直接关系。
6. His immediate reaction was one of revulsion.
   他的直接反映是厌恶。
7. My immediate family consists of my son and my wife.
   我的最亲近的家人包括儿子和妻子。
8. There's no post office in the immediate neighbourhood.
   附近没有邮局。
9. What are your plans for the immediate future?
   你最近有什麽计画?
10. This work demands your immediate attention.
    这件工作急需你立即处理。
11. Her arrest produced an immediate reaction from the press.
    她被捕的事立刻在新闻界引起反应。
12. He insisted on immediate payment.
    他坚持要求对方立即付款。
13. The victims need our immediate help.
    受害者需要我们立即的援助。
14. One hundred dollars will meet my immediate needs.
    一百美元可以应付我目前的需要。
15. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
    目前还没有关于人员伤亡的报导。
16. Today's immediate problem is one of distribution of both food and income.
    目前面临的紧迫问题是食物分配和收入分配问题。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. Please give me an immediate answer.
   请立即回答我。
2. They are anxious for immediate help.
   他们渴望能立即得到帮助。
3. He is a patient in immediate need of first aid.
   他是急需抢救的病人。
4. I should consider myself failing my duty if I did not take immediate action.
   如果我不立即采取行动,我会认为自己失职。
5. The commander ordered an immediate withdrawal of the troops.
   指挥员命令部队立即撤退。
6. This question demands my immediate attention.
   这个问题需要我立刻注意。
7. The complaint appears to be well founded and demands immediate attention.
   别人的意见看来是有道理的,应该赶快处理。
8. The doctor advised an immediate operation.
   医生建议马上开刀。
9. The secretary advised immediate settlement of the issue.
   秘书建议,立即解决这个问题。
10. He will leave as soon as he has finished with his immediate commitments.
    他把眼前承担的事一结束,就立即动身。
11. We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.
    我们主张立即召开这个会议。
12. Our Government administered immediate relief to people who had suffered from the earthquake.
    政府给遭受地震的群众及时的援助。
13. She looked at him with immediate and undisguised contempt.
    她用毫不掩饰的轻蔑眼光看着他。
14. The woman was their immediate superior.
    那个女的是他们的顶头上司。
15. Who was the immediate heir to the throne?
    谁是王位的直接继承人?
16. The police had immediate evidence of a plot.
    警察掌握了一起阴谋的第一手证据。
17. Only his immediate family was allowed to see him.
    只允许他的直系亲属去看他。
18. He is my immediate neighbour.
    他是我最近的邻居。
19. What was the immediate cause of it?
    它的近因是什么?
20. Heart failure was the immediate cause of his death.
    心力衰弱是他死亡的直接原因。
21. Put long interests before immediate interests.
    把长远利益放在眼前利益之上。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. This matter is immediate, we must do it now.
   这事刻不容缓,我们必须现在做。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He was immediate with her.
   他直接和她联系。

经典引文

• The true immediate cause why baptisme..is necessary.

  出自： R. Hooker

• My immediate boss is working on one of those interminable reports.

  出自： L. Deighton

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• immediate actions 立即行动
• immediate answer 立即答复
• immediate attention 立刻注意
• immediate cause 直接原因
• immediate evidence 第一手证据
• immediate family 直系亲属
• immediate future 在最近的将来
• immediate heir 直接继承人
• immediate help 急救
• immediate interest 眼前利益
• immediate knowledge 马上知道,直接感觉
• immediate meeting 紧急会议
• immediate need 急需
• immediate neighbours 紧邻,隔壁邻居
• immediate operation 马上开刀
• immediate relief 及时援助
• immediate reply 立即答复
• immediate superior 顶头上司
• immediate withdrawal 立即撤退

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. immediate的基本意思是“立即的”“即刻的”“当前的”,引申可指“直接的”“最接近的”。作“直接的”“最接近的” 解时,只用作定语。
2. immediate family的意思是“直系亲属”; immediate evidence的意思是“第一手证据”。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的immediatus，意为立即的，直接的，最接近的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• actual
• adjacent
• direct
• extant
• next
• pressing

【反义词】

• distant