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adv. 不久；马上；简短地
Ms Jones will be back shortly.
琼斯女士很快就会回来。
‘I’ve explained that already,’ Rod said shortly.
“那个问题我已经解释过了。”罗德不耐烦地说。
shortly before
前不久；在...之前不久
shortly afterwards
不久以后；没过多久
shortly after
不久之后，很快
adv.立刻；简短地；唐突地
soon
immediately
now
考纲分布
adv. 立刻; 马上
考纲释义
真题例句
Shortly afterwards, I moved to another city for my junior high school.
此后不久，我搬到另一个城市上初中。
[2021 武汉市卷 阅读理解]
Shortly after I arrived in China, my Chinese language ability came back soon and improved quickly.
到中国后不久，我的汉语能力很快就恢复了，而且进步很快。
[2020 安徽卷 完型填空]
Still, shortly after sunrise on Saturday, Jack was on the beach digging in the sand.
不过，星期六日出后不久，杰克还是在海滩上挖沙子。
[2020 福建省卷 阅读理解]
备考派生词
shortly
adv. 立刻；马上；不久；简短地；扼要地；简慢地；唐突地；草率地；不耐烦地；不友善地
shortage
n. 不足；缺少
shortening
n. 起酥油
shortness
n. 不足；简略；短小；脆性
Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces (鞋带) became untied.
过了起跑线不久，我的鞋带就开了。
[2018 北京卷 阅读理解]
shorten
v. 缩短；减少；缩；缩小；使（元音；音节）发短音
1 ...Those who lose their jobs shortly before retirement age live a shorter-than-average life...
2014.12 CET4 阅读理解
