动 approach，reach，assume，undertake；形 （当下； 目前） the same (day, etc.)，immediate，at present，in the immediate future；副 [书] （就； 便） promptly，at once；连 [书] （即使

[例句] 这一证据证实了他们的观点，即此次突发暴力事件是有预谋的。 This evidence supports their contention that the outbreak of violence was prearranged.

[例句] 报纸使用了新词“丁克族”，即“双收入无子女”。 The newspaper used the neologism "dinks", Double Income No Kids.

immediately，at once，promptly，off hand，at a word ；

[例句] 梅勒斯宣扬异端邪说，不得不立即免去其圣职。 Mellors was preaching heresy and had to be immediately defrocked.

[例句] 当前经济状况需要立即将利率下调两个百分点. The economy needs an immediate 2 per cent cut in interest rates.

immediately，forthwith ；

[例句] 该国内地的很多地区无法即时报告艾滋病病例。 Many areas in the country'sinterior are unable to report Aids cases immediately.

[例句] 只有判决即时监禁才算合理。 Nothing other than an immediate custodial sentence could be justified.

（根据当时感受而发的） impromptu，extemporaneous，improvisatori ；

[例句] 理查德叔叔吟诵了《圣经》中的一章，又即兴作了一段祈祷文。 Uncle Richard intoned a chapter from the Bible and improvised a prayer.

[例句] 对《星期天的爱情》这首歌的即兴模仿听起来尤其空洞。 The ersatz spontaneity of "Sunday Love" sounds especially hollow.

at once，immediately，instantly，right away，at a moment's notice ；

[例句] 我们即刻起与叙利亚恢复关系。 We are now resuming relations with Syria with immediate effect.

[例句] 这些悲剧性事件造成的后果即刻显现。 These tragic incidents have had an immediate effect.

impromptu，extemporaneous，take one's seat ，extempore ；

[例句] 他即席创作了一首足球队胜利之歌. He improvised a song about the football team's victory.

[例句] 她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明. Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.

take one's place，ascend [acced to，come to，mount，enthronement ；

[例句] 维多利亚女王即位 the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne

[例句] 他即位后继承了大片领地. He inherited vast estates on his accession to the throne.

even，even if，even though，if ；

[例句] 友情是理解，不是妥协；是原谅，不是遗忘。即使不联系，感情依然在。 Friendship means understanding, not agreement. It means forgiveness, not forgetting.It means the memories last, even if contact is lost.

[例句] 我觉得那些人物形象即使不说是乏味无聊，至少也是毫无深度。 I found the characters very two-dimensional, not to say dull.

near at hand，shortly，soon ；

[例句] 成功在即. Success is in sight.

[例句] 选举在即，你的下院议员应当对你的要求作出积极的回应。 With an election coming soon, your MP should be very responsive to your request.

be about to，be on the point of，soon，in no time ；

[例句] 在即将到来的选举中，我们将面临一场恶斗。 We'll face a tough fight in the upcoming election.

[例句] 总统即将结束对索马里的访问。 The President is about to wind up his visit to Somalia.

even，even if，even though ；

[例句] 即令天气变化,你也要按时赶到. You must get there in time even if the weather should change.

[例句] 如果有人来劝我, 即令是国王亲自来. And if anyone tries to persuade me, even the King himself.

instant，instantaneous，[经] immediate，offhand，off-hand ；

[例句] 可能还不是即时的对流感的镜像反映. And that may not necessary near necessarily mirror disease at the time.

[例句] 不过到最后, 即时的满足感更令人满足吧. And in the end, it's more gratifying because it's instant gratification.

extemporaneous，extempore，impromptu，offhand，improvisatorial ；

[例句] 即席的, 无准备的:毫无准备地说 、 表演 、 做或作曲的;临场的. Spoken, performed, done, or composed with little or no preparation ; extemporaneous.

[例句] 即席的,即兴的:未经或很少准备或构思而讲的 、 做的或谱写的. Spoken, done, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought.

extemporaneous，extempore，impromptu，offhand，improvisational ；

[例句] 幽默和即兴的台词确保了这出戏自始至终的流畅。 The humour and throwaway lines ensure that the piece never loses its pace.

[例句] 每星期举行一次即兴的歌舞表演. A weekly cabaret was conjured up.

[书] （即使） even，even if，even though ；

[例句] 即若能,也不要到处窥视别人的档案. Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's files.

[例句] 天才有着绝顶的想法, 而这些想法必须被付诸实行, 即若它们是完全不道德的. The genius has outstanding ideas, and they must be implemented, even if they are completely amoral.

that is，i.e.，namely，viz.，scilicet ；

[例句] 所有聚合物,在剧烈条件下, 亦即在燃烧温度下,都同氧发生反应. All polymers react with oxygen under extreme conditions, that is, at combustion temperatures.

[例句] 他和他谈着最善的 、 亦即最简单的真理. He told him the best truths, which are also the most simple.

immediate，sudden，instant，immediateness ；

[例句] 但是人是一种不再知道即刻的存在. But man is a being who no longer knows the immediate.

[例句] 这个方案不太可能产生即刻的影响. The scheme's immediate impact is likely to be minimal.

impromptu ；

[例句] 他打听火车时刻表只是一段纯粹的即兴曲. His call for a book of the trains had been a sheer piece of impromptu.

instantly ；

[例句] 提姆朝下方看了看, 即刻地朝前方看去,把树干抓得更紧了. Tim looked down, and quickly looked forwards as he held tighter to the tree trunk.

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[例句] 最好是罐头食品, 像即食的肉类罐头 、 水果罐头和蔬菜罐头. Canned goods are best, like ready - to - eat canned meats, fruits and vegetables.