一、詳細(xì)釋義：

adv.

立刻，馬上

例句：

We'll send the shipment details by fax shortly.

我們會(huì)立即將出貨明細(xì)傳真出去。

例句：

The work will be completed very shortly.

這項(xiàng)工作很快就會(huì)完成。

簡(jiǎn)單地，簡(jiǎn)短地，扼要地

例句：

He explained his meaning shortly but clearly.

他把他的意思解釋得簡(jiǎn)短而清楚。

例句：

Could I put it more shortly?

我能讓它更簡(jiǎn)短些么？

唐突地

例句：

He answered rather shortly; I thought he was quite rude.

他頗為唐突地回答了問(wèn)題，我認(rèn)為他相當(dāng)粗魯。

例句：

But the Republicans blame the Democratic speaker, Nancy Pelosi, for making a stupidly partisan speech shortly before the vote.

但是共和黨人譴責(zé)民主黨民發(fā)言人南希·佩羅西，指責(zé)她在投票前唐突地做了一個(gè)愚蠢的黨派性講話。

二、詞義辨析：

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

這些副詞或副詞詞組均有“立刻，馬上”之意。 immediately指做完一件事后，立即就做另一件事，中間一般沒(méi)有明顯的時(shí)間間隔。 instantly指恰恰就在此刻，一秒鐘也沒(méi)耽誤。 presently指不久、即將。 directly和immediately同義，指毫無(wú)遲疑。 shortly和soon同義，指動(dòng)作發(fā)生或完成的速度之快。 soon常用詞，指行動(dòng)快，完成速度快。 at once口語(yǔ)中常用，語(yǔ)氣強(qiáng)烈，指時(shí)間緊迫，一刻也不能耽誤。 right away主要用于美國(guó)英語(yǔ)，語(yǔ)氣稍弱于at once，強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作迅速。

三、參考例句：

He died shortly thereafter.

他不久后死亡。

The store is shortly staffed.

商店人手不足。

The movie will shortly begin.

電影不久就要開(kāi)始了。

Quinn returned shortly after daylight yesterday morning.

奎因昨天天剛亮就回來(lái)了。

Shortly afterwards, police arrested four suspects.

之后不久，警方逮捕了4名嫌犯。

She died in an accident shortly afterwards.

不久以后，她就在一次事故中喪生。

She is shortly to leave for Mexico.

她很快要去墨西哥了。

You start daydreaming hour shortly after lunch.

午飯才不久你就開(kāi)始做白日夢(mèng)。

The work will be completed very shortly.

這項(xiàng)工作很快就會(huì)完成。

The movie was over shortly before six.

電影在六點(diǎn)鐘不到就結(jié)束了。