immediate
adj
1
(a) happening or done at once 立即的; 即刻的
I want an immediate reply. 我要求立即答覆我.
The response of the people to the famine appeal was immediate. 人們對救濟饑荒的吁求立刻作出了回應.
take immediate action 立刻采取行動.
(b) [usu attrib 通常作定語]
existing at the present time 目前的; 當前的
Our immediate concern is for/with the families of those who died. 我們當務之急是安撫死者的家屬.
2 [attrib 作定語]
nearest in time, space or relationship (在時空上、 關系上)最接近的, 緊接的
What are your plans for the immediate future? 你最近有什麼計畫?
There's no post office in the immediateneighbourhood. 附近沒有郵局.
his immediate predecessor他的前任
one's immediate family, ie parents, children, brothers and sisters 直系親屬(父母、 子女、 兄弟、 姐妹).
3 [attrib 作定語]
with nothing coming in between; direct 直接的
The immediate cause of death is unknown. 造成死亡的直接原因不明.