| 单词 | promptly |
| 释义 | prompt·ly /ˈprɒmptli $ ˈprɑː-/ ●○○ adverb 1 at the right time without being late 准时地，守时地 SYN on time She arrived promptly. 她准时到了。2 immediately 立即，马上 She turned off the alarm and promptly went back to sleep. 她关掉闹钟，马上又睡着了。3 without delay 迅速地；立即 A reply came very promptly. 马上就有了答复。Examples from the Corpuspromptly• Any negative statements and accusations made should be promptly and forthrightly answered, preferably at the level on which they originate.• He recovered promptly and has had no further problems 30 months after transplantation.• Ask them if they had any problems and if they were fixed promptly and properly.• President Clinton promptly announced a law to crack down on juvenile criminals and a new computer database to track gang activity.• She repeated the Hebrew words I taught her, but promptly forgot them again.• But the letter, a social obligation too promptly performed, had lacked conviction.• Hargreaves and party promptly set about the most obvious vertical weakness.prompt·ly adverbChineseSyllable without time being right the at Corpus late |
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