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

• They put their heads together and promptly solved the problem.
  他们一碰头儿，很快就把问题解决了。
• Promptly at one, luncheon was served
  午饭一到一点钟就上桌了。
• The invitation she had extended was promptly accepted.
  她发出的邀请立即被接受了。
• The hero refused him promptly.
  男主人公立即拒绝了他。
• 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。
• 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。
• He paid his bill for the newspapers promptly.
  他立即支付了订报费。
• Promptly at a quarter past seven, we left the hotel.
  我们于7点一刻准时离开了宾馆。
• Two-thirds of inheritors promptly sold the houses they were left.
  三分之二的继承人会把他们继承得到的房产迅速变卖。
• He went there promptly.
  他连忙去那儿。