首页英语词典shortlyshortly英英释意

shortly

英['ʃɔːtlɪ] 美['ʃɔrtli]
  • adv. 立刻;简短地;唐突地

英英释意


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"