immediately

单词辨析:

immediately at once instantly right away 【导航词义:立刻,马上】
immediately adv. 即刻,马上
〔辨析〕

指毫不耽搁地,也可指某一事件刚一发生,另一事件便紧接着发生,中间几乎没有时间间隔。

〔例证〕

He answered the phone immediately.

他马上接起电话。

Crack an egg and separate the yolk immediately.

打一个鸡蛋,然后立刻将蛋黄分离出来。

at once adv. 立刻,马上
〔辨析〕

词义同 immediately,强调一刻也不耽误,但常用于口语中。

〔例证〕

The little girl recognized her mum at once.

那个小女孩一眼就认出了妈妈。

Now, turn off the TV at once and do your homework.

现在立刻关掉电视去做作业。

instantly adv. 立即,马上
〔辨析〕

词义同 immediately,但语气更强。

〔例证〕

The soldier who was shot in the chest died instantly.

那名胸部中弹的士兵当即死亡。

Thanks to the Internet, mail is now instantly available.

多亏有了因特网,邮件现在可即时接收。

right away adv. 马上,立即
〔辨析〕

词义同 at once,可换用。

〔例证〕

I'll go and pick her up right away/at once.

我马上去接她。

I'll call her right away/at once.

我马上给她打电话。

相关例句:

We urge vigorous action to be taken immediately.

我们强烈要求立即采取有力措施。

I immediately regretted having said this — I could have kicked myself.

我一说完这话就后悔了——我都想抽自己。

Documents can be actioned, or filed immediately.

文件可被立即处理或归档。

We got off immediately after breakfast.

早饭后我们立即动身了。

Immediately I've done it I feel completely disgusted with myself.

我一做完那件事就对自己感到十分厌恶。

I picked up the phone immediately and tapped out the number Julie had jotted down for me.

我立即拿起电话,拨打了朱莉帮我记下的号码。