基本释义
- adv.
- 立刻，马上; 简单地，扼要地; 唐突地，简慢地; 在即
实用例句
She arrived shortly after us.
我们刚到不多会儿她就到了。
牛津词典
I saw him shortly before he died.
在他去世前不久我还见过他一面。
牛津词典
I'll be ready shortly.
我马上就准备好了。
牛津词典
Their trial will shortly begin...
他们的审判很快就要开始了。
The work will be completed very shortly...
这项工作很快就会完成。
'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。”
However, most of this money is secondary research on existing technologies rather than fundamental innovations.
然而绝大多数投资都投向了已存在技术的延伸研究,而不是基础创新.
期刊摘选
John passed through a difficult period shortly after his marriage broke down.
婚姻破裂不久,约翰经历了一段短暂的艰难时期.
《简明英汉词典》
A government speaker intimated to the reporters that they would expect a statement shortly.
政府发言人向记者们暗示他们马上就能听到一项声明.
《简明英汉词典》
Duff explained his meaning shortly but clearly.
达夫简短但清楚地解释了他的意思.
《简明英汉词典》
He answered my questions rather shortly.
他相当简慢地回答我的问题.
《简明英汉词典》
You go along with him. I'll come shortly.
你陪陪他, 我马上就来.
《简明英汉词典》
He will be able to take up his normal routine shortly.
他不久就能处理日常事务.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The plane crashed shortly after takeoff.
飞机起飞后不久便坠毁了.
《简明英汉词典》
Shortly after they became man and wife Tom began to show the cloven foot.
他们结婚不久汤姆便露出了他的凶恶本性.
《简明英汉词典》
She is shortly to leave for Mexico.
她很快要去墨西哥了.
《简明英汉词典》
Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village.
不一会儿,汤姆碰上了村里的少年弃儿.
《简明英汉词典》
The patient caught pneumonia and went out shortly before midnight.
那个病人感染了肺炎,在午夜前不久去世了.
《简明英汉词典》
Shortly after my arrival at the school, I was befriended by an older girl.
我到学校后不久便得到了一位年龄较大的女孩友善对待。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards.
她的健康状况急剧恶化，不久便去世了。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
She arrived shortly after us.
我们刚到不多会儿她就到了。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
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。
柯林斯例句
He will shortly become the fulcrum of the England team.
他不久就会成为英格兰队的支柱。
柯林斯例句
The Senate is expected to pass the bill shortly.
预计参议院不久就会通过此议案。
柯林斯例句
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。
柯林斯例句
Shortly after his admission into hospital he had a massive brain haemorrhage and died.
住院后不久，他就死于大面积脑溢血。
柯林斯例句
The telephone call came shortly before dinnertime.
电话是在正餐快要开始时打来的。
柯林斯例句
The conference is now debating the motion and will vote on it shortly.
大会正在就提议进行辩论，稍后将就此表决。
柯林斯例句
真题例句
Shortly after he took over the Reader's Digest Association in 1984, George Grune unlocked the company's boardroom and announced that the room was now open to the employees.
2018年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section CBenjamin would leave his home shortly.
2017年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 阅读A 选项Fortunately, Natalie's family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the city's bridge closed.
2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces became untied.
2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文Neville Cardus, who wrote for the Manchester Guardian from 1917 until shortly before his death in 1975,is now known solely as a writer of essays on the game of cricket.
出自-2010年考研阅读原文Neville Cardus, who wrote for the Manchester Guardian from 1917 until shortly before his death in 1975, is now known solely as a writer of essays on the game of cricket.
2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ英英释义
1. for a short time;
"he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"
2. in the near future;
"the doctor will soon be here"
"the book will appear shortly"
"she will arrive presently"
"we should have news before long"
3. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner;
"he told me curtly to get on with it"
"he talked short with everyone"
"he said shortly that he didn't like it"
4. in a concise manner; in a few words;
"the history is summed up concisely in this book"
"she replied briefly"
"briefly, we have a problem"
"to put it shortly"
5. at a short distance;
"the hem fell shortly below her knees"
同义词辨析
immediately, instantly, presently, directly, shortly, soon, at once, right away
这些副词或副词词组均有"立刻，马上"之意。
- immediately： 指做完一件事后，立即就做另一件事，中间一般没有明显的时间间隔。
- instantly： 指恰恰就在此刻，一秒钟也没耽误。
- presently： 指不久、即将。
- directly和immediately同义，指毫无迟疑。
- shortly和soon同义，指动作发生或完成的速度之快。
- soon： 常用词，指行动快，完成速度快。
- at once： 口语中常用，语气强烈，指时间紧迫，一刻也不能耽误。
- right away： 主要用于美国英语，语气稍弱于at once，强调动作迅速。