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。
immediately/IˋmidIətlI; Iˈmiːdiətli/adv 1 without delay 立即﹐马上: Open this door immediately! 立刻把这扇门打开!2 immediately before/after/following sth very soon before or after something 就在某事之前/紧接着某事: We spoke immediately after the meeting. 会议一结束我们就交谈起来。3 immediately behind/above/below etc sth in the closest position behind, above etc something 就在某物后面/上方/下方等: They live immediately above us. 他们就住在我们楼上。