1.
immediately
: quickly and without
any delay
例：
If your baby has a fever you should call
the doctor immediately.
（孩子要是發(fā)燒，你應(yīng)該馬上給醫(yī)生打電話。）
When mother saw my face, she knew
immediately that something was wrong.
（媽媽一看我的臉上，馬上就知道出事了。）
Knowing the case was urgent, I replied to
her lawyer's email immediately.
（知道事態(tài)緊急，我馬上給她的律師回了電郵。）
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2.
at once/right away
: if you do
something at once, right away, or straightaway, you do it immediately,
especially because it is urgent
備注：英式英語(yǔ)中常作
''straightaway''
。
例：
The principal wants to see you at once.
（校長(zhǎng)現(xiàn)在就要見(jiàn)你。）
Now, go upstairs at once and clean your
room.
（現(xiàn)在馬上上樓收拾自己的房間。）
When I saw him, I recognized him at once.
（我一看到他就馬上認(rèn)出他了。）
We're in love and we want to get married
right away.
（我們?cè)跓釕僦?，想馬上結(jié)婚。）
I'll phone him right away.
（我馬上就打電話給他。）
You said it was important so I came
straightaway.
（你說(shuō)有重要的事情，所以我馬上就過(guò)來(lái)了。）
We need to start working straightaway.
（我們得馬上開(kāi)始干。）
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3.
this minute/right now
: if someone
in authority orders you to do something this minute? or right now, they want you to do it
immediately, and they are usually annoyed with you
（通常用于惱火時(shí)）
備注：
''this
minute/right now''
常用于口語(yǔ)中。
例：
Katie, put that down this minute, or you'll
go straight to bed.
（凱特，馬上把那個(gè)放下，要不現(xiàn)在就去睡覺(jué)！）
Johnny, get inside! This minute!
（約翰，進(jìn)去！馬上進(jìn)去！）
Stop it this minute!
（馬上給我住手?。?
I have to have the report this minute.
（這份報(bào)告我現(xiàn)在就要。）
You don't have to tell me right this minute.
（你不用馬上告訴我。）
Tell Mike that I want to see him in my
office, right now.
（告訴邁克現(xiàn)在即刻來(lái)我辦公室。）
Please clean up this mess right now.
（請(qǐng)馬上把這里打掃干凈。）
We need to deal with the problem right now.
（我們需要馬上處理一下這個(gè)問(wèn)題。）
Do you need me right now?
（你馬上就要我過(guò)去嗎？）
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4.
without delay
: if you do
something without delay, you do it immediately and without wasting any time,
especially because it is important to do it as soon as possible
（因?yàn)楹苤匾砸M早做）
備注：
''without
delay''
是正式的用法。
例：
If you lose your passport, you should
contact the embassy without delay.
（如果丟了護(hù)照，要馬上跟大使館取得聯(lián)系。）
The crew and passengers were keen to get
airborne without further delay.
（機(jī)組人員和乘客強(qiáng)烈希望不要再延遲，馬上起飛。）
They must restore normal services without
delay.
（他們必須馬上回歸正常的服務(wù)。）
The roof must be repaired without delay.
（屋頂必須馬上進(jìn)行維修。）
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5.
at a glance
: if you know
something at a glance, you only need to look quickly in order to know
immediately what is happening, how someone feels etc.
（很快就知道發(fā)生了什么
/
某人的感受如何）
例：
can see/tell (something) at a glance
He saw at a glance what had happened.
（他一眼就看出發(fā)生了什么事情。）
I could see at a glance that the situation
was serious.
（我一下就明白事態(tài)嚴(yán)重。）
An expert can tell at a glance whether it's
a real diamond or a fake.
（珠寶專家一下就可以分出真假鉆石。）
She was able to identify the problem at a
glance.
（她一下就知道問(wèn)題所在。）
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