Learner's definition of SHORTLY
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: in or within a short time : soon很快;不久 -
They should arrive shortly.他们应该很快就到了。
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I'll be ready shortly.我马上就好。
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He left shortly after/before you did.他是在你离开后/前不久离开的。
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Shortly after [=soon after] she hung up, the phone rang again.她挂上电话不久,铃声又响了。
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: in a very brief and unfriendly way不耐烦地;怠慢地