2ADV 不久;随即 You use presently to indicate that something happened quite a short time after the time or event that you have just mentioned. 不久;随即 [written]
Presently, a young woman in a white coat came in.
很快,一个穿着白色外套的年轻女子走了进来。
'You're not looking too well, Thomas,' he said presently.
“托马斯,你看起来气色不太好,”他脱口而出。
3ADV [ADVERB after verb]不久以后;很快;马上 If you say that something will happen presently, you mean that it will happen quite soon. 不久以后;很快;马上 [formal]
'Who's Agnes?' — 'You'll be meeting her presently.'.
“谁是阿格尼丝?”—“你很快就会见到她。”
'Just take it easy,' David said. 'You'll feel better presently.'