| 词组 | immediate |
| 释义 | immediate /ɪˈmiːdiət/ adjective 1. very soon and without delaynounsimmediate access The internet gives you immediate access to all kinds of information.immediate use The equipment is ready for immediate use.immediate action The police say they will take immediate action to find the man.immediate attention These problems require immediate attention.immediate help/assistance If you are bitten by a snake, you need to seek immediate medical help.2. existing now and needing to be dealt with quicklynounsimmediate concern My immediate concern is finding somewhere to live.immediate priority The immediate priority is to help the wounded.the immediate problem Our immediate problem was to find a way out of the forest before it got dark.immediate danger Your injury is not serious and you are not in any immediate danger.immediate need There is no immediate need to go back to work.3. happening just after something or just before itimmediate + nounsthe immediate effect/result/impact The immediate result was that the pain disappeared.the immediate cause The immediate cause of death was a heart attack.sb’s immediate response/reaction My immediate reaction was to leave.the immediate future We are not thinking of buying a house in the immediate future.immediate plans I don’t have any immediate plans to move.an immediate benefit They claim that the drug can produce immediate benefits for patients.the immediate aftermath (=the effects of something very bad that has just happened) The photograph shows the immediate aftermath of the bombing.sb’s immediate predecessor She was my immediate predecessor in the job.4. very near to a place or personimmediate + nounsthe immediate area The dogs can pick up the scent of a fox in the immediate area.the immediate vicinity/locality formal (=the area near a place) There are several restaurants in the immediate vicinity of the hotel.the immediate environment/surroundings If the immediate environment is pleasant, students will learn more easily.the immediate neighbourhood BrE the immediate neighborhood AmE He never goes outside the immediate neighbourhood.sb’s immediate neighbour BrE sb's immediate neighbor AmE In some cities, people don’t even know their immediate neighbours. |
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