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1. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
    过了没有多久，警察截住了那辆汽车，两个贼都被抓获了。

2. She''s going to New York shortly.
    她不久将去纽约。

3. He answered me shortly.
    他很唐突地答覆我。

1. shortly

1. 不久：shortcoming 缺点,短处 | shortly 不久 | shorts 短裤,运动短裤

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2. 立刻,不久：109.moment 一会儿 | 110.shortly 立刻,不久 | 111.occasionally 偶然

3. 立即：shortcoming 缺点 | shortly 立即 | shot 射击,投篮,炮弹

4. 間：shorten 短くする | shortly 間もなく | sight 視力; 光景

1. 不多时;不久;立刻
    If something happens shortly after or before something else, it happens not long after or before it. If something is going to happen shortly, it is going to happen soon.

    e.g. Their trial will shortly begin...
           他们的审判很快就要开始了。
    e.g. The work will be completed very shortly...
           这项工作很快就会完成。

2. 没好气地;不耐烦地;粗鲁地;气冲冲地
    If you speak to someone shortly, you speak to them in a cross or impatient way.

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    e.g. ''I don''t know you,'' he said shortly, ''and I''m in a hurry.''
           “我不认识你，”他不耐烦地说，“而且我在赶时间。”

1. in the near future

    e.g. the doctor will soon be here
           the book will appear shortly
           she will arrive presently
           we should have news before long

    Synonym: soonpresentlybefore long

2. for a short time

    e.g. he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive

3. at a short distance

    e.g. the hem fell shortly below her knees

4. in a concise manner
    in a few words

    e.g. the history is summed up concisely in this book
           she replied briefly
           briefly, we have a problem
           to put it shortly

    Synonym: conciselybrieflyin briefin short

5. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

    e.g. he told me curtly to get on with it
           he talked short with everyone
           he said shortly that he didn''t like it

    Synonym: curtlyshort