immediate effect; quick results
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to produce an immediate effect; to yield instant results
formalDescribes a measure or action whose effect is seen right away, like a shadow appearing as soon as a pole is erected.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xīn新
yào药
xiào效
guǒ果
hěn很
hǎo好
，
kě可
yǐ以
shuō说
shì是
lì立
gān竿
jiàn见
yǐng影
。
This new medicine is very effective; one could say it produces immediate results.
Tā他
de的
guǎn管
lǐ理
fāng方
fǎ法
lì立
gān竿
jiàn见
yǐng影
，
gōng公
sī司
yè业
jì绩
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
shàng上
qù去
le了
。
His management method had an immediate effect, and the company's performance improved quickly.
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Zhèng政
cè策
yī一
chū出
tái台
，
shì市
chǎng场
fǎn反
yìng应
lì立
gān竿
jiàn见
yǐng影
。
As soon as the policy was announced, the market reaction was immediate.