| 词汇 | straight |
| 释义 | straight adjective, adverb uk /streɪt/ us /streɪt/ straightadjective, adverb (NOT CURVING)A2 continuing in one direction without bending or curving: 直的（地），笔直的（地） a straight line直线 She has straight blonde hair.她有一头金色的直发。 Skirts this summer are long and straight.今夏的裙装流行长长的直筒裙。 straight aheadCan't you see it? - it's straight ahead (of you)!难道你看不见吗？——就在（你）正前面！ straight at/forThe dog seemed to be coming straight at/for me.那条狗似乎是径直朝我奔过来的。 Go straight along this road and turn left at the traffic lights.沿着这条路一直走，到了红绿灯那儿向左转。 On a clear, straight road you can pick up speed. How many times do I have to tell you children to sit up straight? The skirt is long and straight with two side vents.这条裙子是很长的直筒裙，两侧开衩。 You have lovely straight legs. Your hair has a natural wave whereas mine's just straight and boring. Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations angle of incidence angularity antinode asymptote asymptotic diagonal gradient interior angle multiaxial non-coplanar non-intersecting non-planar reflex shallow supplementary transversal triangulate unbowed vanishing point vertically straightadjective, adverb (HONEST)B2 honest: 坦诚的，直率的 Just be straight with her and tell her how you feel.对她坦诚一些，告诉她你的感觉。 tell someone straightinformalTell me straight, would you rather we didn't go tonight?请坦白告诉我，你是不是希望我们今天晚上不去？ Compare bentadjective(DISHONEST)mainly UKslang telling the truth and able to be trusted honestThe new MP was refreshingly honest with her constituents. straightJust be straight with her and tell her how you feel. sincereHe's so sincere that you know exactly where you stand with him. truthfulAre you being truthful with me? straight out If you tell someone something straight out, you say it directly and honestly, without trying to make what you are saying more pleasant: 直截了当地;不拐弯抹角地 I told her straight out that I didn't love her any more.我直截了当地告诉她我不再爱她了。 Honesty, openness & sincerity above board anti-corruption artless artlessly artlessness earnest in in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulnessidiom in good faithidiom integrity joking apart/asideidiom sincerely squeaky-clean stainless straight arrowidiom straight upidiom the straight and narrowidiom transparency upright wart Idiomsstraight arrow (as) straight as a die straight up straight adverb uk /streɪt/ us /streɪt/ straightadverb (IMMEDIATELY)B1 immediately: 立即，立刻，马上 I got home and went straight to bed.我回到家就径直上床睡了。 We'll go straight to the party after dinner.晚饭后我们直接去参加聚会。 straight to the pointTime is short so I'll get straight to the point (= explain the matter immediately).时间不多，所以我就开门见山了。 See also straightaway Circulars and other junk mail go straight in the bin.传单和其他的垃圾邮件直接扔进垃圾桶。 I've come straight from the airport.我直接从机场过来的。 Turn left at the traffic lights, and you'll see the hospital straight ahead.在交通灯那儿左转，正前方就是医院，你一眼就能看见。 He joined the police force straight after school. There's nothing better than fresh bread, straight from the oven.再也没有什么比刚出炉的新鲜面包更好的了。 Immediately (right) off the batidiom a stitch in time (saves nine)idiom ado at/in one fell swoopidiom bat cuff deferrable directly fell glance instant instantaneous instantaneously instantly no sooner said than doneidiom right awayphrase soon stitch swiftly waste straightadverb (CLEAR)C1 clearly: 清楚地 see straightYou know you've had too much to drink when you can't see straight.如果你眼都花了，那你就知道自己喝得太多了。 think straightI'm so tired I can't think straight any more.我累坏了，头脑都不清楚了。 Easy to understand (as) clear as dayidiom abundantly clear accessible accessibly assimilable digestible explicitly explicitness expressly fathomable hang in words of one syllableidiom limpid pellucidly perspicuity perspicuous perspicuously pikestaff taut well defined You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Apparent and obvious straight awayB1mainly UK(alsostraightaway)(US alsostraight off) immediately: 立即，立刻，马上 I knew straight away what you were thinking.我立刻就知道你在想什么了。 straight adjective uk /streɪt/ us /streɪt/ straightadjective (CLEAR)C1[ before noun ] clear or not complicated: 清楚的；简单明了的 It's a straight choice - either you leave him or you stay.你的选择很简单——要么离开他，要么留下。 get this straightLet's get this straight - you're travelling to Frankfurt on Monday and Brussels on Tuesday, is that correct?我们把这个弄清楚——你周一要去法兰克福，周二去布鲁塞尔，对吗？ See also straightforward(SIMPLE) Just so that I know I've got this straight, tell me again which days you're in the office. We did a straight swap. Easiness and simplicity (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a logidiom accessibility at the push of a buttonidiom at the stroke of a penidiom be a matter of somethingidiom fail-safe foolproof frictionless frictionlessly friendly over-simply painlessly painting painting by numbersidiom the path of least resistanceidiom walk into something walkaway wieldy with your eyes closed/shutidiom within the capacity of someone/something straightadjective (LEVEL)B2 level and not sloping to either side: 平的，平直的；正的 This picture's not straight.这幅画不正。 The shelf isn't straight - it sags in the middle.架子不平——中间陷下去了。 Straight, even and level be (as) flat as a pancakeidiom clean clean-cut cleanly consistency fine-grained flat flush plane relax rhythm seamless sleek sleekly smooth straight edge straightness super-smooth true ultra-smooth straightadjective (PLAIN)plain and basic, or without anything added: 纯的，不掺其他东西的 No tonic for me, please, I like my vodka straight.请不要给我加奎宁水，我喜欢喝纯伏特加。 Straight pasta is very bland - you need some kind of sauce to make it interesting.什么佐料也不加的意大利面条没什么味道——你需要加些酱汁儿才会有滋味。 Plain and ordinary as it comesidiom austere austerely austerity average Joe homespun homey humble humdrum middle-of-the-road something/nothing to shout aboutidiom sparely spartan stale starkly unornamented unostentatious unostentatiously unpainted unremarkable straightadjective (FOLLOWING EACH OTHER)[ before noun ] following one after another without an interruption: 连续的，不间断的 They're the only team to have won ten straight games this season.他们是这个赛季唯一一支连赢10场比赛的球队。 Simultaneous and consecutive accompanied by someone/something accompaniment accompany all the whileidiom along fly go along heavy rotation in parallelidiom in rotationidiom in tandemidiom minute process simultaneousness soon step successive successively turn while straightadjective (TIDY)[ after verb ]UK tidy, or arranged in order: 整齐的，整洁的;井井有条的 It only took an hour to get the flat straight after the party.聚会之后只用了一个钟头就把公寓收拾得整整齐齐。 hair straightDo you have a mirror? - I'll just put my hair straight.你有镜子吗？——我要把头发梳理整齐。 Clean & tidy (as) clean as a (new) pinidiom apple pie asepsis aseptic be in apple-pie orderidiom neatly neatness non-clogging non-polluting ordered spotlessly sprucely squeaky-clean stainless super-clean untarnished unwrinkled virginal virginally well kept straightadjective (TRADITIONAL)informal traditional or serious: 传统的，正统的;规矩的;严肃的 disapprovingHe was a nice enough guy, but he was so straight - I always felt I had to be on my best behaviour with him.他是个不错的家伙，不过太严肃了——我总是觉得我和他在一起必须得规规矩矩的。 There's a lot of straight theatre at the festival as well as the newer, more experimental stuff.戏剧节上有许多正统的戏剧作品，也有不少比较新、更有实验性的剧目。 Old or old-fashioned age-old ageing ancient antediluvian anti-progressive fossilization fossilize fossilized frumpy fustily out of date outdate outdated outdatedly outmoded unliberated unmodernized unmodish unprogressive unreconstructed straightadjective (SEXUALITY)informal sexually or romantically attracted to men if you are a woman, and to women if you are a man: 异性恋的 I was thirteen when I first suspected that I wasn't straight. informal involving or relating to women who are sexually or romantically attracted to men, or men who are sexually or romantically attracted to women: She ended her straight marriage and came out as a lesbian. Synonym heterosexual Compare gayadjective(SEXUALITY) lesbianadjective bisexualadjective asexualadjective pansexualadjective straightadjective (NO DRUGS)informal not using illegal drugs or alcohol: 不吸毒的;不酗酒的 He's been straight for five months.他戒毒已经有5个月了。 Drunkenness & sobriety alky battered beer goggles binge drinker binge drinking blasted dipsomania hard drinker have a few (too many)idiom in a drunken stupor inebriate inebriated muzzy rat-arsed ripped roaring drunkidiom shit-faced slaughtered smashed whacked You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Drugs - general words straightadjective (NOT OWING MONEY)[ after verb ]informal neither owing nor owed any money: 不欠钱的;两清的 You bought the tickets, so if I pay for the taxi, we'll be straight.你买的票，因此如果我出打车的钱，我们就扯平了。 Borrowing & lending amortizable amortization amortize bond measure bond referendum bonded credit limit debt get behind hole lending rate microcredit microloan non-current non-interest non-prime outstanding use something as collateral usury write something off Idiomput/set someone straight straight noun[ C ] uk /streɪt/ us /streɪt/ straightnoun[C] (SPORTS TRACK)(US usuallystraightaway) the straight part of a racetrack (= the track on which competitors race): 直道，直线跑道 finishing straightAnd the runners are just coming up to the finishing straight.选手们刚跑上最后一个直道。 Caiaimage/Chris Ryan/GettyImages Athletics anchorman athletic athletically athleticism biathlon blade breast breast the tapeidiom broad jump caber fun run high jumper mile pentathlon pole vaulter race walking run something up runner's high sack race shot-putter in straights UK with a series of hits, throws, or kicks of the ball or a series of actions that produce a perfect score in a game or competition: I beat him in the final in straights. straightnoun[C] (IN CARDS)in the card game poker, five cards which follow each other in order but are not of the same suit (= colour and type): You want five low cards, no pairs, no straights, no flushes, and the lowest hand wins. When the pocket cards were shown, both players had identical straights. Card games all in bidding blackjack bridge busted flush canasta card sharp deal deuce diamond jack pool queen re-raise rebid recut rookie card solitaire spade stick straightnoun[C] (SEXUAL PREFERENCE)informal a person who is not gay异性恋者 Idiomthe straight and narrow straight | American Dictionarystraight adjective, adverb us/streɪt/ straightadjective, adverb (NOT CURVING)[ -er/-est only ] not bending or curving: Draw a straight line between the two dots. Stand up straight. The car seemed to be coming straight at me. straightadjective, adverb (LEVEL)[ -er/-est only ] not leaning to either side; level: Since the wall is crooked, how can the picture hang straight? straightadjective, adverb (BASIC)[ -er/-est only ] without anything added or changed; basic or true: Things have gotten so bad, I think it’s time for some straight talk. She couldn’t give a straight answer to any question. It’s important to tell the story straight, exactly as it happened. [ -er/-est only ] If an alcoholic drink is taken straight, it has no water, ice, or other liquid added to it. straightadjective, adverb (FOLLOWING)[ not gradable ] following one after another without an interruption; consecutive: The team had won four straight games before they lost this one. Sometimes we work 16 hours straight. Idiomthe straight and narrow (path) straight adverb[ not gradable ] us/streɪt/ straightadverb[not gradable] (IMMEDIATELY)without delay; immediately or directly: I got to the hotel and went straight to bed. If you get straight to the point, you say immediately what is on your mind: My boss simply said, "I’ll get straight to the point. You’re fired!" straightadverb[not gradable] (DIRECTLY)clearly or directly: This valentine comes straight from my heart. straight out If you tell someone something straight out, you say it immediately and without a long explanation or any excuses: I walked in, and she told me straight out what had happened. straightadverb[not gradable] (CLEARLY)clearly; plainly: I’m so tired I can’t think straight anymore. straight adjective[ not gradable ] infmlus/streɪt/ straightadjective[not gradable] (NOT HOMOSEXUAL)not homosexual; heterosexual straight | Business Englishstraight adjective uk /streɪt/us honest and clear: When quizzed, the candidate failed to give a straight answer. be straight with sbUntil recently, politicians were reluctant to be straight with the electorate on the issue of their expenses. following one after another without an interruption: It is the company's sixth straight year of declining revenue. straight adverb uk /streɪt/us put/set the record straight to tell someone the true facts about something when they have been given wrong information: Although the firm quickly put the record straight, the news had a negative impact on their shares. |
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