Promptly
['prɒm(p)tlɪ] or ['prɑmptli]
解釋/意思:
(adv.) in a punctual manner; 'he did his homework promptly'.
(adv.) at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); 'he promptly forgot the address'.
(adv.) with little or no delay; 'the rescue squad arrived promptly'; 'come here, quick!'.
整理:玛丽--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(adv.) In a prompt manner.
手打:梅尔瓦
例句/造句/用法:
- Malone, I see, promptly answers the invocation. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- At last I had to say to General Thomas that I should be obliged to remove him unless he acted promptly. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Burnside had moved promptly on the 4th, on receiving word that the Army of the Potomac had safely crossed the Rapidan. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- You can call my attention to all these facts, retorted Crispin promptly, but you don't enter that house until I know what you are going to do. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- It appeared to ascend them, not very promptly or spontaneously, yet with a display of stride and clatter meant to be insulting. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- It was necessary to destroy his chances promptly. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- To these communications Peggotty replied as promptly, if not as concisely, as a merchant's clerk. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Sir, I will, promptly. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- As each of these projectiles weighed 1,400 pounds any battleship receiving such a broadside would probably have gone promptly to the bottom. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- When Joe went home at five minutes before ten, he found her struck down on the floor, and promptly called in assistance. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- But the Paris newspapers came around and wanted pay for notices of it, which we promptly refused; whereupon there was rather a stormy time for a while, but nothing was published about it. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- This was promptly and unceremoniously rejected. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Leverrier acted very promptly and systematically. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- There never was a request made, that I am aware of, either of the flag-officer or any of his subordinates, that was not promptly complied with. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- As a necessary sequence, I asked him if he would favor us with his company, and he promptly accepted the invitation. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- Promptly the Secretary wrote to the master of that school, and that very evening Bradley Headstone answered in person. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Finding no one there he promptly rang the bell, and at the instant that he did so his eyes caught the paper upon the table. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- Soon tiring of idleness and isolation he sent a cry from Macedonia to his old friend Milt Adams, who was in Boston, and whom he wished to rejoin if he could get work promptly in the East. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- At eleven o'clock I gave Meade written orders to relieve Warren from his command if he failed to move promptly. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- He promptly threw them out of the window, and Nicodemus settled. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- The old girl promptly makes a sign of entreaty to him to say nothing; assenting with a nod, he suffers them to enter as he shuts the door. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- He promptly said he would give me $100,000. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- He promptly replied in French, 'No. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- He replied very promptly that this was the first he had heard of it, but that he had been ready all day to move at a moment's notice. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Send Beth and Mother to the seaside for a month or two, answered Jo promptly. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Why, my dear, she answered promptly, of course it would! 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- One morning, Mrs. Bretton, coming promptly into my room, desired me to open my drawers and show her my dresses; which I did, without a word. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Promptly spoken. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Third right, fourth left, answered the assistant promptly, closing the door. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- Rose sat down promptly, and wrought according to orders. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
手打:梅尔瓦