adj (1)立即(刻)的，即刻的(coming or happening(almost)immediately)[通常作attrib]：Her novel/play/film was an～success. 她的小说/戏剧/电影立即获得成功。 He didn't have～success. 他没有立即获得成功。(medicine) give/(person) feel～relief (药)使/(人)感觉立即缓解;ask for (expect/need)～reply/obedience/attention 要求(盼望/需要)立即答复/服从/特别关照;～change/death/response 即刻发生变化/死亡/作出反应;～dismissal/disapproval/hot water/effect/replay 立即(被)解雇/表示不同意/可用的热水/见效/重播;The effect on his health was～. 立即对他的健康产生作用。〖同〗immediate，quick，prompt;〖反〗slow，delayed;

(2)急迫的，紧急的(pressing or urgent)[作attrib](fml)：an～need of help/first aid 急需帮助/抢救;an～need of action 需立即行动;attend to his～need 料理他的急需;a matter of～importance 一件紧急的要事;

(3)(指食品)可速溶(即食)的((of food and such)able to be very quickly and easily prepared for use)：～coffee/oatmeal速溶咖啡/麦片;～foods/mashed potatoes即食食品/土豆泥;〖同〗precooked，ready-to-use;

(4)本(当)月的(of the present or current month)(缩写inst)(用于商业信件中)：in reply to/with reference to your letter of the 15th～为答复/关于你本月15日的来信;on the 10th～在本月10日;

→′instantly adv 立刻(即)地;

n (1)即刻，当时(exact point of time)[C，尤sing]：Come over here/Go out/Stop that noise this (very)～! 马上到这儿来/出去/安静下来! leave/fall (at/in) that very～当即离开/跌倒;At that～the bell rang. 就在那时铃声响了。leave/start out (off) on the～of 8 o'clock 8点准时出发;

(2)瞬间，刹那(very short moment)[C，尤sing]：be ready/return in an～立刻准备好/返回;change/finish sth in an～即刻变化/完成;I'll be with you in an～. 我马上就来。consider sth/think/hesitate just for an～考虑/思索/犹豫片刻;pause/last only an～只停顿/持续一小会儿;I didn't recognize her for an～. 我一时没有认出她来。 Not for an～did I believe it. 我一点儿也不相信。She may arrive any～. 她随时可能来。an～later 片刻之后;The rain came not an～too soon. 雨下得正是时候。〖同〗 moment，minute;〖反〗 age;

on the instant立即：She asked the stranger to leave her garden on the～. 她让那个陌生人立即离开她的花园。

the instant 一……就：The～(that) he heard the news，he told it to me. 他一听到这个消息就马上告诉了我。We liked each other the～we met. 我们一见钟情。

→͵instan′taneous adj 瞬间的，即刻的;͵instan′aneously adv 即刻，马上