/ɪˈmi:diətli ||; ɪˈmidɪɪtlɪ/adv conj 1 at once; without delay 马上;立刻: Can you come home immediately after work? 你下班后可以马上回家吗?I couldn't immediately see what he meant. 我一时摸不清楚他的意思。
2 very closely; directly 很密切;直接: He wasn't immediately involved in the crime. 他跟这项罪行没有直接牵连。
3 nearest in time or position (时间或位置上)最接近: Who's the girl immediately in front of Simon? 紧邻在西蒙前面的那个女孩子是谁?What did you do immediately after the war? 战事刚刚结束的时候,你做什么来着?
4 (Brit 英) as soon as 一…就…: I opened the letter immediately I got home. 我一回到家就把信拆开。