音标：[i'mi:diәt]
a. 立即的, 直接的, 接近的
【医】 直接的, 立即的
【经】 即时的, 直接的
在线英汉词典
immediate的短语、例句：
immediate
adj
1
(a) happening or done at once 立即的; 即刻的
I want an immediate reply. 我要求立即答覆我.
The response of the people to the famine appeal was immediate. 人们对救济饥荒的吁求立刻作出了回应.
take immediate action 立刻采取行动.
(b) [usu attrib 通常作定语]
existing at the present time 目前的; 当前的
Our immediate concern is for/with the families of those who died. 我们当务之急是安抚死者的家属.
2 [attrib 作定语]
nearest in time, space or relationship （在时空上、 关系上）最接近的, 紧接的
What are your plans for the immediate future? 你最近有什麽计画?
There´s no post office in the immediateneighbourhood. 附近没有邮局.
his immediate predecessor他的前任
one´s immediate family, ie parents, children, brothers and sisters 直系亲属（父母、 子女、 兄弟、 姐妹）.
3 [attrib 作定语]
with nothing coming in between; direct 直接的
The immediate cause of death is unknown. 造成死亡的直接原因不明.
immediate