shortly
英 ['???tl?]
美['??rtli]
- adv. 立刻；簡(jiǎn)短地；唐突地
英英釋意
- 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"
