至急

しきゅう
urgent
pressing

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しきゅう【至急】

without delay

ぐずぐずせずに， 急いで.

▲Come as fast as ever you can. 大至急来なさい

She wired her son to come back as soon as possible. 彼女は息子に大至急帰って来いと打電した.

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しきゅう【至急】

1 〔急ぐこと〕

●至急の urgent; pressing; immediate; prompt; express

・至急の手紙 an urgent letter; 〔速達の〕 an express [a special delivery] letter.

2 〔(副詞的に)急いで〕 urgently; promptly; immediately; at once; without delay; with dispatch; with all haste [speed]; in short order; as quickly as possible; without loss of time.

●至急ファクスしてください Please send me a fax, urgently. | Fax me a.s.a.p. <▲> a.s.a.p. は as soon as possible の意.

・至急回答お願いします. Please answer as soon as you (possibly) can. | An early reply [A reply at your earliest possible convenience] would be appreciated.

・至急連絡乞う. Please get in touch immediately. | Contact me double quick.

・至急ご返事ください. Please give me an early answer. | A prompt answer would be appreciated.

・この傷は至急手当をしなくてはならない. The wound requires prompt treatment.

・至急車を手配しますので, 少々お待ちを. I will call a car immediately, so please bear with me.

大至急 ⇒だいしきゅう.

至急回覧 〔表示〕 (For) Urgent Distribution; Read and Pass On Immediately.

至急親展

●「至急親展」とある手紙 a letter marked “Private and urgent.”

至急電報 an urgent telegram.

至急電話 《make》 an urgent (telephone) call.

至急便 〔運送会社などの〕 express delivery.

●至急便で発送する send 《a parcel》 (by) express.

至急報 〔新聞･放送などの〕 a flash.