now
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/naʊ/ A2 adverb immediately: I don't want to wait until tomorrow, I want it now! 我不想等到明天，我現在就要！
quickly
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/ˈkwɪk.li/us
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/ˈkwɪk.li/ A2 adverb after only a very short time: He replied very quickly. 他馬上就回覆了。
forthwith
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/ˌfɔːrθˈwɪθ/ adverb formal immediately: We expect these practices to cease forthwith. 我們希望這些做法立即停止。
momentarily
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/ˌməʊ.mənˈter.əl.i/us
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/ˌmoʊ.mənˈter.əl.i/ adverb US very soon: I'll be ready to leave momentarily. 我馬上就準備好要走了。
offhand
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/ˌɑːfˈhænd/ adverb without looking for information and without thinking carefully; immediately: I can't quote the exact statistics for you offhand, but they're there for you to see in the report. 我不能馬上就給你舉出確切的數據，不過這些數據可以在報告中查到。
PDQ
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/ˌpiː.diːˈkjuː/ adverb informal pretty damn quick: very quickly or soon: The phone bill's overdue - we need to pay it PDQ. 電話費已經逾期了——我們要趕緊繳費。
pronto
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/ˈprɑːn.t̬oʊ/ adverb informal quickly and without delay: I'll send those off pronto, before I forget. 我會立刻把那些東西寄出去，以免忘記。
outright
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/ˌaʊtˈraɪt/ adverb completely or immediately: I think cigarette advertising should be banned outright. 我認為應該全面禁止香煙廣告。
at once
B1 phrase immediately: I knew at once that I'd like it here. 我立刻知道我會喜歡這裡的。
right away/now
B1 phrase immediately: You'd better leave right now. 你最好馬上離開。
at a glance
C1 phrase immediately: He could tell at a glance that something was wrong. 他一眼就看出問題了。
off the bat
phrase US immediately: You can't expect to be accepted in a new town right off the bat. 你不能期望剛到一個新的城鎮，就立刻被人們接受。
in no time
C1 phrase very quickly or very soon: The kids ate their dinner in no time. 孩子們很快吃完了飯。
the second (that)
phrase as soon as: The second I saw him, I knew he was going to be a star. 我見他的第一面，就知道他會成為一個明星。
like a shot
phrase informal When someone does something like a shot, they do it extremely quickly and enthusiastically. The moment I let go of the dog, she's off like a shot. 我一放開那隻狗，牠就飛快地跑掉了。
directly
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/daɪˈrekt.li/ conjunction UK formal immediately after: Directly he was paid, he went out shopping. 他剛一領到錢就出去購物了。
立刻地
sharp
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/ʃɑːrp/ C1 adverb suddenly or immediately: After the church, turn sharp left/right. 過了教堂，向左／右急轉彎。
instantaneously
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/ˌɪn.stənˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ adverb in a way that happens immediately, without any delay: Participants in chat rooms respond instantaneously to each other. 聊天室中的參與者可以立即相互回應。
立刻的
immediate
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/ɪˈmiː.di.ət/ B2 adjective happening or done without delay or very soon after something else: We must make an immediate response. 我們必須立即作出反應。
instant
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/ˈɪn.stənt/ B2 adjective happening immediately, without any delay: This type of account offers you instant access to your money. 這種帳戶允許隨時支取存款。
instantaneous
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/ˌɪn.stənˈteɪ.ni.əs/ adjective happening immediately, without any delay: an instantaneous response/reply/reaction 即時的回應／回答／反應
立刻停止
slam-dunk
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/ˈslæm.dʌŋk/ verb informal to stop someone being allowed to continue doing something: He was slam-dunked from his radio programme for making racist comments. 因為發表種族主義言論，他的廣播節目被立刻停播。
得到立刻的關注
on the front burner
phrase US getting or needing immediate attention: A few important members of Congress are making an effort to keep human rights on the front burner. 幾名重要的國會議員正在努力將人權問題保留在重要的議事日程上。
可立刻交鎖匙的
turnkey
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/ˈtɝːn.kiː/ adjective (of a piece of equipment) ready to be used immediately by the person who is buying or renting it: More and more manufacturers are offering to tailor-make a turnkey system from their own components. 越來越多製造商利用自己的部件為客戶度身訂造即時可用的系統。
立刻開始做
waste no time
phrase to start doing something immediately: Caroline wasted no time in tackling her new responsibilities. 卡洛琳立刻開始承擔起新的職責。
立刻為辯護
jump to sb's defence
phrase to quickly defend someone: Whenever anyone criticizes her husband, she immediately jumps to his defence. 一有人批評她丈夫，她就立刻為他辯護。
立刻喜歡上
take a shine to sb
phrase informal to like someone immediately: I think he's taken a bit of a shine to you. 我想他立刻有點喜歡上你了。