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

• Promptly at a quarter past seven, we left the hotel.
  我们于7点一刻准时离开了宾馆。
• I asked to speak to the editor in chief and the telephone operator promptly put me on to him.
  我要求和总编辑讲话，接线员立即给我接通了电话。
• Promptly at one, luncheon was served
  午饭一到一点钟就上桌了。
• He responded promptly and had the issue settled in time.
  他迅速作出反应，及时解决了这个问题。
• Please write me promptly on arrival.
  请你一到就写信给我。
• We presented ourselves to the authorities promptly.
  我们立即向当局备案。
• He paid his bill for the newspapers promptly.
  他立即支付了订报费。
• I'll be answering email promptly.
  我会回答电子邮件，及时。
• If there is any difficulty, please let us know promptly.
  倘有困难，请迅速通知我们。
• The matter should be settled promptly.
  此事须立决。