adv.立刻,马上;简单地,扼要地;唐突地,简慢地;在即;
例句:
He answered my questions rather shortly.
他相当简慢地回答我的问题.
I saw him shortly before he died.
在他去世前不久我还见过他一面。
The work will be completed very shortly...
这项工作很快就会完成。