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- that is
- i.e.
- prompt
- at once
- at present
- even if
- prompted (by the occasion)
- to approach
- to come into contact
- to assume (office)
- to draw near
- equivalent to 就可以
- can then (do sth)
- can immediately (do sth)
- (do sth) and that will suffice
Trad. 當斷即斷
- not to delay making a decision when a decision is needed
Trad. 轉眼即逝
- to pass in an instant
- over in the twinkling of an eye
- lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
- to hit it off
- to click together
- to chime in easily
- black-or-white (e.g. good or bad, with no middle ground)
Trad. 一觸即潰
- to collapse on the first encounter
- to give way at once
Trad. 一觸即發
- could happen at any moment
- on the verge
Trad. 點到即止
- to touch on sth and leave it there
- to take care not to overdo sth
- lit. to get there in one step (idiom)
- fig. easily done
Trad. 呼之即來
- to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
- always at sb's beck and call
Trad. 不即不離
- to be neither too familiar nor too distant
- to keep sb at arm's length
Trad. 見票即付
- payable at sight
- payable to bearer
Trad. 若即若離
- lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)
- fig. to keep one's distance
- (of a relationship) lukewarm
- vague
Trad. 所見即所得
- What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG)
Trad. 平台即服務
- (computing) platform as a service (PaaS)
Trad. 軟件即服務
- software as a service (SaaS)
- variant of 可望而不可及[ke3 wang4 er2 bu4 ke3 ji2]
Trad. 基礎設施即服務
- (computing) infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
Trad. 呼之即來，揮之即去
- to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
- always at sb's beck and call
Trad. 無事獻殷勤，非姦即盜
- one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)