词汇精选：shortly的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

adv.

立刻，马上

例句：

We'll send the shipment details by fax shortly.

我们会立即将出货明细传真出去。

例句：

The work will be completed very shortly.

这项工作很快就会完成。

简单地，简短地，扼要地

例句：

He explained his meaning shortly but clearly.

他把他的意思解释得简短而清楚。

例句：

Could I put it more shortly?

我能让它更简短些么？

唐突地

例句：

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

他颇为唐突地回答了问题，我认为他相当粗鲁。

例句：

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

但是共和党人谴责民主党民发言人南希·佩罗西，指责她在投票前唐突地做了一个愚蠢的党派性讲话。

二、词义辨析：

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

这些副词或副词词组均有“立刻，马上”之意。immediately指做完一件事后，立即就做另一件事，中间一般没有明显的时间间隔。instantly指恰恰就在此刻，一秒钟也没耽误。presently指不久、即将。directly和immediately同义，指毫无迟疑。shortly和soon同义，指动作发生或完成的速度之快。soon常用词，指行动快，完成速度快。at once口语中常用，语气强烈，指时间紧迫，一刻也不能耽误。 right away主要用于美国英语，语气稍弱于at once，强调动作迅速。

三、参考例句：

He died shortly thereafter.

他不久后死亡。

The store is shortly staffed.

商店人手不足。

The movie will shortly begin.

电影不久就要开始了。

Quinn returned shortly after daylight yesterday morning.

奎因昨天天刚亮就回来了。

Shortly afterwards, police arrested four suspects.

之后不久，警方逮捕了4名嫌犯。

She died in an accident shortly afterwards.

不久以后，她就在一次事故中丧生。

She is shortly to leave for Mexico.

她很快要去墨西哥了。

You start daydreaming hour shortly after lunch.

午饭才不久你就开始做白日梦。

The work will be completed very shortly.

这项工作很快就会完成。

The movie was over shortly before six.

电影在六点钟不到就结束了。