shortly
shortly
英[ˈʃɔːtli]美[ˈʃɔːrtli]
adv.立刻，马上，简单地，扼要地，唐突地，简慢地，在即；
例句
John passed through a difficult period shortly after his marriage broke down.婚姻破裂不久, 约翰经历了一段短暂的艰难时期。
The patient caught pneumonia and went out shortly before midnight.那个病人感染了肺炎, 在午夜前不久去世了。
You go along with him.I'll come shortly.你陪陪他, 我马上就来。
He nestled down in bed shortly after he got home.他回家后不久便上床休息了。
He answered my questions rather shortly.他相当简慢地回答我的问题。
She is shortly to leave for Mexico.她很快要去墨西哥了。
The plane crashed shortly after takeoff.飞机起飞后不久便坠毁了。
Duff explained his meaning shortly but clearly.达夫简短但清楚地解释了他的意思。
We began mass-producing it shortly afterward.不久我们就大量生产它了。
The telephone call came shortly before dinnertime.电话是在正餐快要开始时打来的。
英语六级真题
Shortly after he took over the Reader's Digest Association in 1984, George Grune unlocked the company's boardroom and announced that the room was now open to the employees.
2018年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADV-GRADED
不多时;不久;立刻
If something happens shortly after or before something else, it happens not long after or before it. If something is going to happen shortly, it is going to happen soon.
例句
Their trial will shortly begin...他们的审判很快就要开始了。The work will be completed very shortly...这项工作很快就会完成。ADV-GRADED
没好气地;不耐烦地;粗鲁地;气冲冲地
If you speak to someone shortly, you speak to them in a cross or impatient way.
例句
'I don't know you,' he said shortly, 'and I'm in a hurry.'“我不认识你，”他不耐烦地说，“而且我在赶时间。”英汉词典释义
adv.
不久; 很快
She is shortly to leave for Mexico.她很快要去墨西哥了。不耐烦地, 简慢地
He answered my questions rather shortly.他相当简慢地回答我的问题。英英词典释义
Adverb
1. for a short time;
"he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"2. in the near future;
"the doctor will soon be here""the book will appear shortly""she will arrive presently""we should have news before long"3. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner;
"he told me curtly to get on with it""he talked short with everyone""he said shortly that he didn't like it"4. in a concise manner; in a few words;
"the history is summed up concisely in this book""she replied briefly""briefly, we have a problem""to put it shortly"5. at a short distance;
"the hem fell shortly below her knees"
