詞彙精選：shortly的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

adv.

立刻，馬上

例句：

We'll send the shipment details by fax shortly.

我們會立即將出貨明細傳真出去。

例句：

The work will be completed very shortly.

這項工作很快就會完成。

簡單地，簡短地，扼要地

例句：

He explained his meaning shortly but clearly.

他把他的意思解釋得簡短而清楚。

例句：

Could I put it more shortly?

我能讓它更簡短些麼？

唐突地

例句：

He answered rather shortly; I thought he was quite rude.

他頗爲唐突地回答了問題，我認爲他相當粗魯。

例句：

But the Republicans blame the Democratic speaker, Nancy Pelosi, for making a stupidly partisan speech shortly before the vote.

但是共和黨人譴責民主黨民發言人南希·佩羅西，指責她在投票前唐突地做了一個愚蠢的黨派性講話。

二、詞義辨析：

immediately,instantly,presently,directly,shortly,soon,at once,right away

這些副詞或副詞詞組均有“立刻，馬上”之意。immediately指做完一件事後，立即就做另一件事，中間一般沒有明顯的時間間隔。instantly指恰恰就在此刻，一秒鐘也沒耽誤。presently指不久、即將。directly和immediately同義，指毫無遲疑。shortly和soon同義，指動作發生或完成的速度之快。soon常用詞，指行動快，完成速度快。at once口語中常用，語氣強烈，指時間緊迫，一刻也不能耽誤。 right away主要用於美國英語，語氣稍弱於at once，強調動作迅速。

三、參考例句：

He died shortly thereafter.

他不久後死亡。

The store is shortly staffed.

商店人手不足。

The movie will shortly begin.

電影不久就要開始了。

Quinn returned shortly after daylight yesterday morning.

奎因昨天天剛亮就回來了。

Shortly afterwards, police arrested four suspects.

之後不久，警方逮捕了4名嫌犯。

She died in an accident shortly afterwards.

不久以後，她就在一次事故中喪生。

She is shortly to leave for Mexico.

她很快要去墨西哥了。

You start daydreaming hour shortly after lunch.

午飯纔不久你就開始做白日夢。

The work will be completed very shortly.

這項工作很快就會完成。

The movie was over shortly before six.

電影在六點鐘不到就結束了。