promptly

英 [ˈprɒmptli]

美 [ˈprɑːmptli]

adv.  迅速地; 立即; 及时地; 准时地; 马上

CET6

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.5541 / COCA.6666

牛津词典

adv.

• 迅速地；立即
  without delay
  1. She deals with all the correspondence promptly and efficiently.
     她迅速有效地处理全部来往信件。
• 及时地；准时地
  exactly at the correct time or at the time mentioned
  1. They arrived promptly at two o'clock.
     他们于两点钟准时到达。
• 立即；马上
  immediately
  1. She read the letter and promptly burst into tears.
     她一看信眼泪就夺眶而出。

柯林斯词典

• ADV-GRADED 立即；马上；及时
  If you do somethingpromptly, you do it immediately.
  1. Sister Francesca entered the chapel, took her seat, and promptly fell asleep.
     弗朗西丝卡修女走进小教堂，坐下来，很快就睡着了。
• ADV 准时地
  If you do somethingpromptly ata particular time, you do it at exactly that time.
  1. Promptly at a quarter past seven, we left the hotel.
     我们于7点一刻准时离开了宾馆。

英英释义

adv

• in a punctual manner
  1. he did his homework promptly
  Synonym:readilypronto
• at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence)
  1. he promptly forgot the address
  Synonym:right away
• with little or no delay
  1. the rescue squad arrived promptly
  2. come here, quick!
  Synonym:quicklyquick

双语例句

• The cells will promptly start to soak up moisture.
  细胞会立即开始吸收水分。
• If you have a definite purpose in mind, get to the point promptly.
  如果你心里有明确的意图，就干脆说出来。
• They must be encouraged to co-operate fully with the law enforcement agencies and promptly to report suspicious transactions.
  认可机构必须鼓励他们与执法单位充分合作，迅速举报可疑交易。
• All sharps should be dealt with promptly and safely.
  所有尖锐物品应立即与安全的处理掉。
• I will deal with it promptly and fairly.
  我将迅速和公平地予以处理。
• I asked to speak to the editor in chief and the telephone operator promptly put me on to him.
  我要求和总编辑讲话，接线员立即给我接通了电话。
• She answered the question promptly.
  她迅速地回答了问题。
• Access a recognized independent dispute resolution service to allow client complaints to be resolved promptly and effectively;
  连接一个认可的独立争议解决方案服务，使客户的投诉得到及时和有效地处理；
• Sister Francesca entered the chapel, took her seat, and promptly fell asleep.
  弗朗西丝卡修女走进小教堂，坐下来，很快就睡着了。
• The invitation she had extended was promptly accepted.
  她发出的邀请立即被接受了。