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happening or done without delay 立即的；立刻的 an immediate reaction/response 即时的反应／回应 to take immediate action 立刻采取行动 RAM stores information for immediate access. 随机存取存储器存储信息以便立即访问。 This decision will have an immediate impact on students. 这个决定将对学生产生直接影响。 The company announced the immediate availabilty of an updated version of the software. 该公司宣布该软件的更新版本立即可用。
Extra ExamplesTopics Timeb1The painkillers brought almost immediate relief. 止痛药几乎立即缓解了疼痛。 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。 She said the matter needed immediate attention. 她说这件事需要立即关注。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- almost
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existing now and needing attention quickly 目前的；当前的；迫切的 Our immediate concern is to help the families of those who died. 我们的当务之急是帮助那些死者的亲属。 The effects of global warming, while not immediate, are potentially catastrophic. 全球气温上升的后果虽然并非即时发生，但可能潜伏着大灾难。 The hospital says she's out of immediate danger. 医院说她眼下已脱离危险。 weapons of mass destruction that were an immediate threat to international security 对国际安全构成直接威胁的大规模毁灭性武器 The report focuses on some of the more immediate problems facing us. 该报告侧重于我们面临的一些更紧迫的问题。 He said there was no immediate need to appeal for international assistance. 他说，目前没有必要呼吁国际援助。
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next to or very close to a particular place or time 接近的；附近的；紧接的 - [only before noun]
nearest in relationship or rank （关系或级别）最接近的，直系的，直接的 - [only before noun]
having a direct effect （作用）直接的
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘nearest in space or order’): from Old French immediat, or from late Latin immediatus, from in- ‘not’ + mediatus ‘intervening’, past participle of mediare, from Latin medius ‘middle’.
Idioms
with immediate effect
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starting now 立即生效；从…起开始生效 She has resigned with immediate effect. 她已辞职，立即生效。