immediate

[i'mi:djət]

adj.直接的, 最接近的, 立即的, 目前的

a.[Z]

1. 立即的, 即刻的

Mr. Shaw made no immediate answer.

萧先生没有立即回答。

2. 目前的, 当前的[B]

We must do something to meet the refugees' immediate needs.

我们必须设法满足难民眼下的需求。

Our immediate concern was to prevent the fire from spreading to other buildings.

我们的当务之急是阻止火势向其他建筑物蔓延。

3. 最接近的, 紧接的[B]

Is there a gas station in the immediate area?

附近有加油站吗?

4. 直接的[B]

The evidence has no immediate bearing on the case.

该证据与本案无直接关系。

词形变化

名词: immediateness |

词义辨析

同义参见:

expeditious  punctual  prompt  close  momentary  instant  summary  sudden  successive  fast  

反义:

a.直接的

mediate  

英英释义

形容词 immediate:

very close or connected in space or time

同义词：contiguous

having no intervening medium

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

of the present time and place

performed with little or no delay

同义词：prompt, quick, straightaway

补充

immediateimmediate英:[iˈmi:diət] 美:[ɪˈmidiɪt]adj.1.立即的, 即刻的; 紧迫的About the problem, we must take immediate actions.关于那个问题, 我们应该立即采取行动。This matter is immediate, we must do it now.这事刻不容缓, 我们必须现在做。2.目前的, 当前的Put long interests before immediate interests.把长远利益放在眼前利益之上。3.直接的Heart failure was the immediate cause of his death.心脏衰竭是他死亡的直接原因。4.最接近的His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。

例句

1. The public response was immediate.公众立刻作出了反应。 2. We have taken immediate action to prevent this happening again.我们已经迅速采取了行动防止此事再度发生。 3. He called for an immediate end to violence.他要求立即停止暴力行为。 4. We have terminated his contract with immediate effect.我们已经终止他的合同, 立即生效。 5. My immediate reaction was one of relief.我的第一反应是如释重负。 6. The immediate problem is a lack of food.眼前的问题是食物缺乏。 7. Her condition was not a cause for immediate concern.她的病情不是十分危急。 8. Our immediate task is to win the war.我们当务之急是打赢这场战争。 9. Our immediate priority must be to help those affected.我们最先要做的应当是帮助灾民。 10. He was not posing an immediate threat to the officers.他没有对军官们造成直接威胁。 11. I don't think there's any immediate danger.我认为眼前没有什么危险。 12. She has no immediate plans to return.她目前不打算回来。 13. in the immediate aftermath of the riots在骚乱刚结束后的余波中 14. in the pre-war and immediate post-war years在战前和战后最初几年 15. There is no prospect of that situation changing in the immediate future.在近期看不到这一局面改变的前景。 16. They will be staying with us for the immediate future until things are sorted out.在接下来的一段时间里他们将和我们待在一起, 直到事情理顺为止。 17. My immediate neighbours reported hearing doors banging and footsteps on the landing.我的隔壁邻居说, 听到门砰砰作响, 楼梯平台上有脚步声。 18. I was seated at Sauter's immediate left.我紧挨着坐在索特的左边。 19. our immediate surroundings我们周围的环境 20. Only a handful had returned to work in the immediate vicinity.只有很少几个人回到邻近地区工作。 21. They only attended when someone in their immediate family was involved.只有直系亲属涉事时他们才处理。 22. The immediate cause of the crisis was a drop in sales.出现危机最直接的原因是销量下降。 23. A more obvious and immediate influence on the newborn child was that of his own family.对新生儿更明显和直接的影响来自其家人。 24. the authorities took no immediate action.当局没有采取立即行动。 25. the book's success was immediate.这本书立即获得了成功。 26. the immediate concern was how to avoid taxes.当务之急是如何避免税务。 27. a funeral with only the immediate family in attendance.只有直系亲属出席的葬礼。 28. roads in the immediate vicinity of the port.港口的邻近道路。 29. coronary thrombosis was the immediate cause of death.冠状动脉血栓是死亡的直接原因。 30. I'd like an immediate answer to my proposal.关于我的建议，我想尽快得到答复。 31. The government responded with immediate action.政府马上采取行动。 32. Tell me what your immediate needs are.你急需什么可以告诉我。 33. He has left most of his money to his immediate family (= parents, children, brothers and sisters).他把大部份钱都留给了直系亲属。 34. This requires your immediate attention.这需要你及时关注。 35. The new restaurant was an immediate success.这家新餐馆很快就获得了成功。 36. This crisis calls for immediate action.这一危机需要立刻采取行动。 37. The response to the crisis was immediate.对这场危机做出的反应非常及时。 38. The wildfire poses no immediate threat to any houses in the area.目前这场野火对该地区的房屋尚未构成威胁。 39. The danger is not immediate.眼下还没有危险。 40. Our (most) immediate concern is to provide aid to the victims.我们的当务之急是给受害者提供援助。 41. They have evacuated everyone in the immediate area/vicinity of the wildfire.他们疏散了所有在野火附近的人。 42. outside the immediate neighborhood/surroundings附近街区/周围环境以外 43. Many people suffered in the war's immediate aftermath.这场战争的直接后果是让很多人深受其苦。 44. The effect of the new policy will be unknown for the immediate future.这一新政策在短时间内还看不出效果。 45. Turn right onto Main Street and then take your immediate left. [=quickly turn onto the next street on your left]右转进入主街，然后紧接着左转。 46. He was sitting to my immediate right.他紧挨着我，坐在我右边。 47. The company president will choose her immediate successor.公司总裁将挑选她的继任者。 48. She was my immediate predecessor.她是我的前任。 49. He referred me to his immediate superior.他让我去找他的直接领导。 50. "Hospital visits are limited to immediate family. [=a person's parents, brothers and sisters, husband or wife, and children]"医院探视仅限于直系亲属。 51. The immediate [=direct] cause of death was pneumonia.导致死亡的直接原因是肺炎。 52. There is an immediate connection between the two events.这两起事件之间有直接关联。