immediate

adj

• ① 立刻的,立即的,马上的
  • immediate cash(即付)现款
  • immediate delivery [payment]立即交货[付款]
  • I want an immediate answer [reply].我要求立即答复。
  • Her response was immediate.她的反应是立即的。
  • We must take immediate action.我们必须立即采取行动。
  • an immediate task for the new government新政府的当务之急

• ② 直接的(←→mediate)
  • The immediate cause of the accident is unknown.该事故的直接原因不明。
  • immediate information直接得到的消息

• ③ 紧邻的,邻接的
  • My immediate neighbors are the Browns.我的紧邻是布朗夫妇。
  • She's my immediate boss.她是我的顶头上司。
  • She's on [to] my immediate right.她紧邻在我的右边。
  • in the immediate vicinity [neighborhood] of ...紧接在…的附近。

• ④ 1目前的2(将来、关系等)最近的
  • my immediate plans我目前的计划
  • in the immediate future在最近的将来
  • one's immediate relatives [family]近亲