① immediately指中間沒(méi)有明顯可察的時(shí)間間隔。
Please close your books immediately and answer the questions. 請(qǐng)立即合上書(shū),回答問(wèn)題。
② instantly恰在此刻,一秒鐘也沒(méi)有耽擱。
The driver was killed instantly. 司機(jī)當(dāng)即就死了。
③ presently不久,即將。
I will do the dishes presently,but I want to finish(reading)the story first. 我馬上就洗盤(pán)子,不過(guò)我得先把這個(gè)故事讀完。
④ immediately還可用作連詞,意思上相當(dāng)于as soon as,the moment。
We left the bar immediately the clock struck eleven. 時(shí)鐘敲11點(diǎn)的時(shí)候我們離開(kāi)了酒吧。
The children ran off immediately they saw the owner of the garden. 孩子們一看見(jiàn)花園的主人就跑開(kāi)了。