shortly

US [ˈʃɔrtli]
UK [ˈʃɔː(r)tli]
  • adv.不久；马上；立刻；不多时
  • Web简短地；一会儿；立即

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shortly
adv.
1.
不多时；不久a short time; not long
She arrived shortly after us.
我们刚到不多会儿她就到了。
I saw him shortly before he died.
在他去世前不久我还见过他一面。
2.
立刻；马上soon
I'll be ready shortly.
我马上就准备好了。
3.
没好气地；不耐烦地in an angry and impatient way

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AllAll,不久不久,马上马上,立刻立刻,不多时不多时,简短地简短地,一会儿一会儿,立即立即
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Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
Shortly after we married, Jim bought me what he thought was the perfect Christmas present: an outboard motor for our sailboat.
新婚不久，吉姆买了一台可以安装在我们的帆船上的外挂式发动机送给我作为圣诞节礼物，他认为这是最好的礼物。
xīn hūn bù jiǔ , jí mǔ mǎi le yī tái kě yǐ ān zhuāng zài wǒ men de fān chuán shàng de wài guà shì fā dòng jī sòng gěi wǒ zuò wéi shèng dàn jié lǐ wù , tā rèn wéi zhè shì zuì hǎo de lǐ wù 。
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2.
"Shortly government will have to take stark measure to put an end to this type of activities and acts of terrors, " he said.
穆克吉说：“政府必须采取严厉措施，杜绝这类恐怖活动和行为。”
mù kè jí shuō : " zhèng fǔ bì xū cǎi qǔ yán lì cuò shī , dù jué zhè lèi kǒng bù huó dòng hé xíng wéi 。 "
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3.
Shooting was heard as the attack was launched shortly after daybreak, but there was no immediate word on casualties.
当攻击行动在拂晓后不久展开时，人们可以听到枪声，但目前还没有关于伤亡情况的消息。
dāng gōng jī xíng dòng zài fú xiǎo hòu bù jiǔ zhǎn kāi shí , rén men kě yǐ tīng dào qiāng shēng , dàn mù qián hái méi yǒu guān yú shāng wáng qíng kuàng de xiāo xi 。
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4.
Once, he declined something from the servant who interrupted and pestered at his shoulder, and he said, shortly and emphatically, "Pew! "
有一次，他拒绝了一个仆人给他的东西，可那人仍在打岔，纠缠，他便简短地强调说：“爬啊！”
yǒu yī cì , tā jù jué le yī gè pú rén gěi tā de dōng xi , kě nà rén réng zài dǎ chà , jiū chán , tā biàn jiǎn duǎn de qiáng diào shuō : " pá ya ! "
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5.
"Groom" life is not long, died shortly after mating to leave, "the widow, " living a lonely life of ants alone.
“新郎”寿命不长，交尾后不久死亡留下“遗孀”蚁后独自过着孤单生活。
" xīn láng " shòu mìng bù cháng , jiāo wěi hòu bù jiǔ sǐ wáng liú xià " yí shuāng " yǐ hòu dú zì guò zhe gū dān shēng huó 。
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6.
Shortly after the story of a happy, the sun found the relationship between the sky and the stars, very angry.
在幸福的故事不久之后，太阳发现了天空与星星的关系，非常生气。
zài xìng fú de gù shi bù jiǔ zhī hòu , tài yáng fā xiàn le tiān kōng yǔ xīng xīng de guān xì , fēi cháng shēng qì 。
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7.
Shortly after it arrived, he said, passengers from the downed flight began to come aboard the ferry.
抵达后不久，他说，乘客从坠落的飞机开始登上渡轮。
dǐ dá hòu bù jiǔ , tā shuō , chéng kè cóng zhuì luò de fēi jī kāi shǐ dēng shàng dù lún 。
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8.
The thieves' car was badly damaged and easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
小偷的车损坏严重，很容易辨认。没过多久，警察就截住了那辆车，两个小偷都被抓住了。
xiǎo tōu de chē sǔn huài yán zhòng , hěn róng yì biàn rèn 。 méi guò duō jiǔ , jǐng chá jiù jié zhù le nà liàng chē , liǎng gè xiǎo tōu dōu bèi zhuā zhù le 。
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9.
Zhao said the information was not at hand but would be forwarded shortly through email or SMS.
赵说，这些资料是不是在手，但会通过电子邮件或短信转发不久。
zhào shuō , zhè xiē zī liào shì bu shì zài shǒu , dàn huì tōng guò diàn zǐ yóu jiàn huò duǎn xìn zhuǎn fā bù jiǔ 。
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10.
I'll make the rope walker a little smaller-- you'll see shortly why I make it a little smaller.
我把他画小一点-，你们马上会知道我，为什么把他画小。
wǒ bǎ tā huà xiǎo yì diǎn - , nǐ men mǎ shàng huì zhī dào wǒ , wèi shén me bǎ tā huà xiǎo 。
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