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shortly
读音：英 [ˈʃɔːtli] 美 [ˈʃɔːrtli]
意思： adv. 简短地；不久；果断地
例句：
1. Our dispute will shortly be over.我们的争论很快就结束了。
2. We had the discussion shortly after the beginning of the month.月初我们就讨论了这件事。
3. They took the decision shortly after I had retired.我在退休之后不久，就做出了这个决定。
4. He was briefed on the situation shortly before the meeting.会前不久，他听取了有关情况的介绍。
5. The meeting will be held shortly.会议很快就要举行了。
6. He will be home shortly.他很快就会到家。
7. The answer came shortly after we had asked the question.我们刚一提出问题，答案就来了。
8. Shortly after we had finished our meal, a waiter came over to our table and asked if we wanted anything else.我们刚吃完饭，服务员就过来问我们还要不要点什么。
9. The train reached its destination shortly before noon.火车中午之前不久就到了终点站。
10. After saying farewell to their guide, they headed back down the mountains shortly afterwards and soon made their way through dense forest back to their camp at Lins. 跟导游道别之后不久他们就开始顺着山间小路下山，不久就穿越茂密的森林回到Lins的营地。
总结：这个单词作为副词时意思是“简短地；果断地”，常常用来表示某件事情发生得很迅速或者短暂的时间之后将要发生另外一件事情，经常与一般现在时连用。其常见短语有shortly after sb 某事之后不久，如上述例句中“shortly after we had finished our meal”表示我们吃完饭之后不久发生的事情。此外，短语“soon after”也常用来表示在某事之后不久。这些用法都为英语学习提供了帮助。
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