(1)立即(happening at once and without delay):~action/reaction/withdrawal of the troops/response 迅速行动/反应/撤军/答复;~effects/consequences 立即产生的作用/后果;His reply was~. 他立即作了答复。
(2)当前的,急迫的(actually existing now and needing to be dealt with quickly)[通常作attrib]:the~danger/concern/problems当前的危险/当务之急/急迫要关心的问题;the~needs of people/matters人们的迫切需求/急迫的事情;
(3)(时间,空间,关系上)最接近的(nearest in time,space or relationship)[作attrib]:the~future/neighbourhood/vicinity/neighbour 最近/近处/附近/近邻;one's~family/relations 直系亲属/近亲;one's~superior 某人的顶头上级;one's~predecessor 某人的前一任;
(4)直接的(direct)[作attrib]:the~cause of death 死亡的直接原因;his~sphere of influence 他的直接影响范围;
→im′mediacy,im′mediateness n 立即;刻不容缓,直接;im′mediately adv 立即,马上;直接地;conj 一……就……