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TOEFL BNC: 1542 COCA: 2180

immediate

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im·me·di·ate /ɪˈmiːdiət/ ●●● S3 W2 adjectiveadj  
1  IMMEDIATELYhappening or done at once and without delay 立刻的，即时的
 Our immediate response to the attack was sheer horror.
我们对攻击的第一反应就是非常惊恐。
 They promise immediate action to help the unemployed.
他们承诺立即采取行动帮助失业者。
 If the eyes are affected, seek immediate medical attention.
如果眼睛感染了要立即就医。
2  [only before noun]NOW existing now, and needing to be dealt with quickly 目前的；当下的；紧迫的
 Let’s try and solve the most immediate problem.
让我们尽力解决最急迫的问题吧。
 There is an immediate danger of war.
战争迫在眉睫。
3  [only before noun]AFTERBEFORE happening just before or just after someone or something else 最接近的；紧接的
 The most immediate effect of retirement is a dramatic reduction in living standards.
退休的最直接影响是生活水准的大幅度下降。
 He promised that there would be no tax increases in the immediate future.
他承诺短期内不会提高税收。
4  [only before noun]NEAR next to, or very near to, a particular place 〔地方〕邻近的；紧邻的
 It is a thriving shopping centre for the people who live in the immediate area.
这是一家为附近居民服务的生意兴隆的购物中心。
5. immediate family FAMILYpeople who are very closely related to you, such as your parents, children, brothers, and sisters 直系亲属〔如父母、子女、兄弟姐妹等〕
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immediate family• Cancer claimed the lives of her parents and hit 14 of 17 people in her immediate family.• My own camp was wedged between the two branches of my immediate family.• Oh, and I should probably start with your immediate family.• She was not going out at all and was communicating very little with her immediate family.• She was respectfully requested to keep the fact he is on special assignment to herself and her immediate family.• Instead she joined her immediate family for a service at the private chapel on the Althorp estate.• Her husband and her immediate family live in Moscow.• The brotherhood of man did not end with the immediate family of siblings at which it began.
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immediate• Several homes in the immediate area of the volcano were evacuated.• Qiao Shi, the intelligence chief who had abstained in the martial law vote earlier, endorsed an immediate army crackdown.• This letter requires your immediate attention.• Our immediate concern was to stop the fire spreading.• Often such complex layouts lead to immediate confusion, but the manual gets you off the ground with some helpful suggested settings.• But the immediate consequence of the prohibition of women in trading was clear to all: It kept women farther from power.• Inside, Sammler felt an immediate descent; his heart sinking.• The group said it was acting quickly because it feared that the new law would have an immediate effect on the Internet.• The immediate needs of the refugees are for warm clothing and clean drinking water.• The benefits of the program have been neither immediate nor obvious.• My immediate reaction was shock and horror.• The UN demanded the immediate release of the hostages.• One immediate worry is money.• His love and concern for his fellows was expressed in the most immediate, yet measured and sensitive way.
immediate response• At times, these images may be so powerful as to demand an immediate response.• This mailing resulted in an immediate response by over 20 companies, and further enquiries on an on-going basis.• Until recently, courts have resisted self-defence arguments unless the woman committed the crime in immediate response to battering.• The immediate responses to complaints made by Justice Department officials in the new administration seemed cold-blooded and callous.• As an immediate response to the killing the police detained more than 200 people in the Zawiya al-Hamra district of Cairo.• David Blunkett's immediate response was absolutely right.• The immediate response was that Lewis had not deserved to lose and would be exercising his right to an immediate rematch.• His immediate response was to appeal.
immediate problem• Any threat to the vision in one eye is far more serious than the immediate problem.• But that doesn't solve the immediate problem.• I had a more immediate problem.• The actions to be described next are most effective in the here-and-now; they are designed to resolve immediate problems.• Water, the most obvious and important resource, was not an immediate problem.• But Jack Mason had solved the immediate problem for me.• This is not an immediate problem in the hectic process of establishing the great new structure.• Mercury's immediate problem is getting the limited London service working.
immediate effect• It advanced the use of shock to cure anything by scaring it out of your body, with immediate effect.• On Feb. 20 the Volkskammer approved a new electoral law to have immediate effect.• The most immediate effect of all this has been the announcement of increased mortgage rates.• The most immediate effect of his proposal would be to block gaming by the Salt River tribe.• You need to determine whether the trend will extend beyond the immediate effect of the earnings statement.• The group said it was acting quickly because it feared that the new law would have an immediate effect on the Internet.• Indirect taxes can be varied more quickly and easily, taking more immediate effect, than can direct taxes.• This important volume, subsequently republished in parts, did not perhaps have the immediate effect that might have been expected.
immediate area• Easily Accessible: Downhayes is set in an area of small working farms with few public footpaths in the immediate area.• Sparta offers delivery in the immediate area.• The great majority of non-employees who commit crimes against business will live in the immediate area.• Try to think more positively about walks, and wake up to new opportunities outside your immediate area.• Police evacuated the immediate area and began a meticulous search for other bombs after the second explosion.• The few burrows in this immediate area had never been allowed to develop fully.• Maureen searched the immediate area, hoping to find the missing limb, but no luck.• Outside the immediate area of commercialization, however, another phenomenon appeared.
Origin immediate
(1300-1400) Late Latin immediatus, from mediatus “in between, separated”
im·me·di·ate adjectiveadj
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TOEFL BNC: 1542 COCA: 2180
immediate

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, seem立即；似乎當即◇The effect seems immediate.效果似乎馬上就顯現出來了。ADVERB➤almost幾乎立即◇The painkillers brought almost immediate relief.止痛藥幾乎立即緩解了疼痛。
TOEFL BNC: 1542 COCA: 2180
immediate

adjective

immediate ♦︎ instant ♦︎ prompt ♦︎ instantaneousThese words all describe sth that happens or is done without delay. 这些词均表示立刻的、瞬间的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达迅即的程度
prompt➔immediate➔instantaneous
instant
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an immediate / an instant / a prompt / an instantaneous reaction / response / return◆immediate / instant / prompt action / attention / payment / relief◆an immediate / instant appeal / answer / solution / result / effect / impact / improvement◆an immediate / a prompt start / step◆almost immediate / instant / instantaneous■ immediate happening or done without delay 立即的；立刻的◆Carrie's immediate reaction to the news was to laugh in relief.卡丽得知消息后立刻如释重负地笑了。◆Local police took immediate action when they received the bomb alert.当地警方接到炸弹警报后马上采取了行动。◆The cream brings immediate relief to dry and rough skin.这种护肤霜能立刻缓解皮肤的干燥粗糙。OPP delayed ⓘ A delayed reaction happens some time after the event that causes it. * delayed reaction指事件发生一段时间后才出现的反应◆She's suffering a delayed reaction to the shock.她正承受着冲击带来的滞后反应。 ▸ immediately

adverb

◆She answered almost immediately.她几乎立刻就作出了回答。◆The point of my question may not be immediately apparent.我的问题的要点可能不是一看便知的。■ instant [usually before noun] happening or done immediately 立即的；立刻的◆She took an instant dislike to me, the first time we met.我们第一次见面时她立刻就讨厌我。◆This account gives you instant access to your money.这个账户能让你随时存取款项。◆The show was an instant success in New York.演出在纽约一炮打响。▸ instantly

adverb

◆Her voice is instantly recognizable.她的声音一下子就能听出来。◆The driver of the car was killed instantly.汽车司机当场死亡。■ prompt done without delay 立即的；迅速的；及时的◆Prompt action was required as the fire spread.火势蔓延，必须立即采取行动。◆Prompt payment of the invoice would be appreciated.务请见发票即付款，我们将不胜感激。▸ promptly

adverb

 (especially written) ◆She read the letter and promptly burst into tears.她一看信眼泪就夺眶而出。■ instantaneous ˌɪnstənˈteɪniəs happening immediately 立即的；立刻的；瞬间的◆Her instantaneous response was to blame her parents.她的第一反应是责怪父母。◆With certain poisons, death is almost instantaneous.有些毒药几乎可以瞬间致死。NOTE 辨析 Immediate, instant, prompt or instantaneous? Prompt describes sth that you do; instantaneous describes sth that happens; immediate and instant can describe either, although instant is used more to describe sth that happens than sth that you do. Prompt action is not quite as fast as an action or reaction that is immediate, instant or instantaneous. Action can be very/fairly prompt but not◆very/fairly immediate/instant/instantaneous A reaction can be almost immediate/instant/instantaneous but not◆almost prompt. * prompt描述所做之事；instantaneous描述发生的事；immediate和instant描述这两种情况皆可，但instant较常描述发生的事。prompt所描述的行为不如immediate、instant和instantaneous迅速。描述行动时，very和fairly可以修饰prompt，但不能修饰immediate、instant和instantaneous。描述反应时，almost可以修饰immediate、instant和instantaneous，但不能修饰prompt。
TOEFL BNC: 1542 COCA: 2180
immediate
Existing, happening or being dealt with now: existing, present, immediate...
Happening or done quickly, suddenly or immediately: suddenly, immediately, at once...
After another event or time: after, following, since...
Before a time or event: before, first, early...
Urgent: exigent, urgent, immediate...
Words used to describe relations and relationships: acquainted, a hungry mouth (to feed), an old friend/ally/enemy etc...
Next to, near to and not far away: local, close, nearly...

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