| 词汇 | straightaway |
| 释义 | straightaway adverb uk /ˈstreɪt.əˌweɪ/ us /ˈstreɪt̬.əˌweɪ/ another spelling of straight awaymainly UK 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 straight swiftly waste straightaway noun[ C ] USuk /ˈstreɪt.əˌweɪ/ us /ˈstreɪt̬.əˌweɪ/(mainly UKstraight) a straight part of a racetrack (= a track on which people or vehicles race), or road: And the runners are just coming up to the straightaway. They drive highways and rural roads, straightaways and curves. Athletics anchorman athletic athletically athleticism biathlon blade breast the tapeidiom broad jump caber fun run high jumper javelin mile pentathlon pole vaulter race walking run something up runner's high shot-putter starter straightaway adjective USuk /ˌstreɪt.əˈweɪ/ us /ˈstreɪt̬.əˌweɪ/ A straightaway road or racetrack(= a track on which people or vehicles race) is straight: Up to 1,200 vehicles cram into a straightaway portion of suburban highway to race. The track will be laid out on a straightaway course. Athletics anchorman athletic athletically athleticism biathlon blade breast the tapeidiom broad jump caber fun run high jumper javelin mile pentathlon pole vaulter race walking run something up runner's high shot-putter starter Examples of straightawaystraightaway Words or respirations, they are thus perceived straightaway in their entirety, as if they have no length, just one 'blow to the ear'. Having apprehended the open theoretical disagreements in hard cases, we cannot straightaway infer that they are paralleled by latent theoretical disagreements in routine cases. Two points about this social or demographic type of outsider need to be noted straightaway. Let us straightaway note that this question concerning regularity does indeed pertain to the existence of legal systems and not merely to their efficiency. So she was out there using words and expressions straightaway. But though intriguing and worth pursuing, the notion of the operatic character as composer suggests two related difficulties straightaway. This comment straightaway invites a question. It is striking to find this rare reference to the term uttered so casually: it straightaway implies that it was a current term, and a common genre. We could, of course, straightaway defend the premise by providing a compelling account of the contours of morality, according to which self-regarding behavior is invariably morally permissible. Then the slump came and reduced them straightaway to the pre-war level of values. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that the matter can be considered straightaway. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But it is difficult to see straightaway how that can be done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of us thought that not enough was being done straightaway. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The work will be commenced straightaway and will be completed from time to time as it develops. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I come straightaway to the most notable omission of all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of straightaway These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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