immediate /ɪˈmiːdɪət/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ An immediate result, action, or reaction happens or is done without any delay. 立即的

  例：

  These tragic incidents have had an immediate effect.

  这些悲惨事件已经有了立杆见影的结果。

• 2. 

  ADJ Immediate needs and concerns exist at the present time and must be dealt with quickly. 紧急的

  例：

  Relief agencies say the immediate problem is not a lack of food, but transportation.

  救援机构称当务之急不是食品匮乏，而是交通运输不足。

• 3. 

  ADJ The immediate person or thing comes just before or just after another person or thing in a sequence. 紧接的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  In the immediate aftermath of the riots, a mood of hope and reconciliation sprang up.

  暴乱之后紧接的是一股希望与和解情绪的产生。

• 4. 

  ADJ You use immediate to describe an area or position that is next to or very near a particular place or person. 紧邻的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  Only a handful had returned to work in the immediate vicinity.

  只有少数几个人回到附近地区工作。

• 5. 

  ADJ Your immediate family are the members of your family who are most closely related to you, such as your parents, children, brothers, and sisters. 直系的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  The presence of his immediate family is obviously having a calming effect on him.

  他直系亲属的到场显然对他产生了镇定的效果。