right away
英 [rait əˈwei] 美 [raɪt əˈwe]

释义

立刻，马上；就；当时；

英英释义

right away

• adv.
  • without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

    同义词：immediatelyinstantlystraightawaystraight offdirectlynowat onceforthwithin real timelike a shot

  • at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence)

    同义词：promptly

同近义词辨析

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

这组词都有“立刻，马上”的意思，其区别是：

instantly指恰恰就在此刻，一秒钟也没耽误。

right away 主要用于美国英语，语气稍弱于at once，强调动作迅速。

directly和immediately同义，指毫无迟疑。

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。

shortly和soon同义，指动作发生或完成的速度之快。

presently指不久、即将。

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。

双语例句

1. Madeleine snatched your position right up.
   马德琳立刻抢走了你的地位。
2. You must give up smoking and drinking right away.
   你必须立刻戒烟酒。
3. We will send someone up to look at it right away.
   我们将马上找人看着。
4. My plan now is just to get a massage8 right away.
   我现在的计划就是马上去做个按摩。

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