- Adverb
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1. for a short time;
- "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"
- synonym： not long
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2. in the near future;
- "the doctor will soon be here"
- "the book will appear shortly"
- "she will arrive presently"
- "we should have news before long"
- synonym： soon，presently，before long
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3. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner;
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4. in a concise manner; in a few words;
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5. at a short distance;
- "the hem fell shortly below her knees"
- synonym： not far
- 1. A government speaker intimated to the reporters that they would expect a statement shortly.
- 政府发言人向记者们暗示他们马上就能听到一项声明。
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- 2. Duff explained his meaning shortly but clearly.
- 达夫简短但清楚地解释了他的意思。
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- 3. He answered my questions rather shortly.
- 他相当简慢地回答我的问题。
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- 4. He nestled down in bed shortly after he got home.
- 他回家后不久便上床休息了。
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- 5. He ran out of steam shortly before the end of the race.
- 快跑到终点时他累得筋疲力尽。
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- 6. He will be able to take up his normal routine shortly.
- 他不久就能处理日常事务。
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- 7. John passed through a difficult period shortly after his marriage broke down.
- 婚姻破裂不久，约翰经历了一段短暂的艰难时期。
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- 8. She is shortly to leave for Mexico.
- 她很快要去墨西哥了。
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- 9. Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village.
- 不一会儿，汤姆碰上了村里的少年弃儿。
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- 10. Shortly after they became man and wife Tom began to show the cloven foot.
- 他们结婚不久汤姆便露出了他的凶恶本性。
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- 11. The formal negotiations will follow shortly.
- 接着将举行正式会谈。
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- 12. The patient caught pneumonia and went out shortly before midnight.
- 那个病人感染了肺炎，在午夜前不久去世了。
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- 13. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff.
- 飞机起飞后不久便坠毁了。
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- 14. Traffic is expected to be resumed shortly.
- 预期很快能恢复交通。
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- 15. We began mass-producing it shortly afterward.
- 不久我们就大量生产它了。
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- 16. We'll have to branch off shortly to get to the village.
- 我们不久就要走岔路去那个村子。
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- 17. You go along with him.I'll come shortly.
- 你陪陪他，我马上就来。
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