| 单词 | shortly |
| 释义 | shortlyshortlyshortly /ˈʃɔːtli $ ˈʃɔːrt-/ adverb1soon: The report will be published shortly.publish 这份报告很快就会刊出。We left shortly after two.leave我们是两点后不久离开的。2speaking impatiently: ‘I know that,’ he replied shortly.reply“这我知道。”他不耐烦地回答说。THESAURUS: shortlysoon in a short time from now, or after a short time: Speak to you soon!I sat down and Katrina soon joined me.sitjoinin the near future in the next few weeks or months. In the near future is more formal than soon: The company plans to move its offices in the near future.planofficeshortly soon – used especially about something that you know will happen soon. Shortly is more formal than soon: We will shortly be landing at Heathrow.landin a minute spoken in a few minutes: I’ll be back in a minute.The news will be on in a minute.any minute now spoken very soon – used especially when you are waiting for someone to arrive or something to happen: They should be here any minute now.shallThe game will start any minute now.before long soon – used especially when something happens that you expected to happen: I caught the waiter’s eye and before long the drinks arrived.catchdrinkarrive |
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