① right away表示“立刻,馬上”,指毫不猶豫或毫不耽誤地。
I'll ring him up right away. 我馬上就給他打電話。
You'd better do it right away. 你最好馬上就做那件事。
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right now既可以表示“現(xiàn)在(at this moment)”,也可以表示“立刻”。
He is not feeling well right now. 他現(xiàn)在感覺不好。
Let's go right now. 我們馬上就去吧。
② at once相當(dāng)于now,without delay。
Come downstairs at once!馬上下樓來(lái)!
Do it at once. 立刻就做。
③ at once還可表示“同時(shí),一齊”,相當(dāng)于at the same time,together。
Don't ask me questions at once. 不要同時(shí)都問(wèn)我問(wèn)題。
④ immediately意同at once,但更強(qiáng)調(diào)“緊接著”。
Immediately after dinner he began to do his homework. 一吃完飯,他就開始做作業(yè)了。
He answered the question almost immediately. 他幾乎立刻作了回答。
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immediately可用作連詞,意為“一……就”。
He went home immediately he finished the work. 工作一結(jié)束他就回家了。
⑤ in a minute意為“一會(huì)兒”,相當(dāng)于soon,常用于將來(lái)時(shí)中。
He will be back in a minute. 他一會(huì)兒就回來(lái)。
The party will begin in a minute. 晚會(huì)馬上就要開始。
⑥ at the moment表示“此刻,現(xiàn)在”,相當(dāng)于now。
He is reading at the moment. 他現(xiàn)在正在讀書。
What is he doing at the moment?他此刻在干什么?