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shortly [ˈʃɔ:rtli]

adv. 立刻，马上; 简单地，扼要地; 唐突地，简慢地; 在即;
[同义词] 突然地,粗暴地: gruffly testily curtly rudely brusquely abruptly
[同义词] 简捷地,短暂地: briefly succinctly directly concisely

例句:

  • Shortly afterwards, cuts in defence spending forced the aerospace industry to retrench.
    不久之后，国防开支的削减迫使航空航天业紧缩开支。
  • Syrian troops moved in shortly after the war started.
    来自BBC
  • The Senate is expected to pass the bill shortly.
    预计参议院不久就会通过此议案。
  • Shortly afterwards, Lloyd was signed to Syco Music.
    来自BBC
  • He will shortly become the fulcrum of the England team.
    他不久就会成为英格兰队的支柱。
  • His murder took place shortly after the court ruling.
    来自VOA
  • He nestled down in bed shortly after he got home.
    他回家后不久便上床休息了。
    来自《权威词典》
  • He answered my questions rather shortly.
    他相当简慢地回答我的问题。
    来自《权威词典》