According to the Oxford and Longman dictionaries, "straight" as an adjective means not bending or curving, being upright, having hair without curls, and living a conventional life. As an adverb, it signifies directly, immediately, and honestly. The word can also refer to continuous, uninterrupted, heterosexual, and pure (for alcoholic beverages).
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]直的；笔直的 A straight line or edge continues in the same direction and does not bend or curve.
[n ADV]
Keep the boat in a straight line...
让船保持直线航行。
Using the straight edge as a guide, trim the cloth to size...
用直尺比照着，将布料裁剪成合适的尺寸。
His teeth were perfectly straight...
他的牙齿非常整齐。
There wasn't a single straight wall in the building.
这幢楼里连一面平直的墙都没有。
Straight is also an adverb.
Stand straight and stretch the left hand to the right foot...
站直身体，伸左手够右脚。
Turn right and just basically walk straight, right over the river.
向右转，然后大致直着往前走，越过小河。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](头发)直的，不卷曲的Straight hair has no curls or waves in it.
[usu ADJ n]
Grace had long straight dark hair which she wore in a bun.
格雷斯把一头长长的黑色直发盘成发髻。
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[ADV 副词]笔直地；径直地 You use straight to indicate that the way from one place to another is very direct, with no changes of direction.
[ADV prep/adv]
The ball fell straight to the feet of Klinsmann...
球直接落到了克林斯曼的脚上。
He finished his conversation and stood up, looking straight at me...
他说完话站起来，直视着我。
Straight ahead were the low cabins of the motel.
正前方就是汽车旅馆的低矮小木屋。
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[ADV 副词]立刻；马上 If you go straight to a place, you go there immediately.
[ADV prep/adv]
As always, we went straight to the experts for advice...
像往常一样，我们马上去找专家咨询。
We'll go to a meeting in Birmingham and come straight back.
我们将去伯明翰参加会议，然后马上回来。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]直截了当的；直率的；坦诚的 If you give someone a straight answer, you answer them clearly and honestly.
[ADJ n]
What a shifty arguer he is, refusing ever to give a straight answer.
他真是个狡诈的辩论家，总是拒绝给出直截了当的回答。
Straight is also an adverb.
I lost my temper and told him straight that I hadn't been looking for any job.
我生气了，直截了当地告诉他我压根儿就没在找工作。
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[ADJ 形容词]连续的；不间断的Straight means following one after the other, with no gaps or intervals.
[ADJ n]
They'd won 12 straight games before they lost.
他们在输掉比赛之前已连续赢了12场。
Straight is also an adverb.
He called from Weddington, having been there for 31 hours straight.
他从韦丁顿打电话过来时已在那儿呆了整整 31 个小时了。
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[ADJ 形容词]只涉及两人(或两物)的；(选择)非此即彼的 A straight choice or a straight fight involves only two people or things.
[ADJ n]
It's a straight choice between low-paid jobs and no jobs...
只有两个选择：要么是报酬很低的工作，要么就是失业。
Each has several times beaten the other in a straight fight.
双方都曾在单打比赛中击败过对方几次。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]正经的；正统的；规矩本分的 If you describe someone as straight, you mean that they are normal and conventional, for example in their opinions and in the way they live.
Dorothy was described as a very straight woman, a very strict Christian who was married to her job.
多萝西被形容成一个非常正统的女人，一个尽职尽责、非常虔诚的基督徒。
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[ADJ 形容词]异性恋的；非同性恋的 If you describe someone as straight, you mean that they are heterosexual rather than homosexual.
[usu v-link ADJ]
His sexual orientation was a lot more gay than straight...
从他的性取向来看，他不像异性恋，更像个同性恋。
Marty of New York describes herself as a straight female.
纽约的马蒂称自己不是女同性恋者。
Straight is also a noun.
...a standard of sexual conduct that applies equally to gays and straights.
同时适用于同性恋者和异性恋者的性行为准则
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[ADJ 形容词](尤指酒精饮料)纯的，不掺水的 A straight drink, especially an alcoholic drink, has not had another liquid such as water added to it.
[ADJ n]
...a large straight whiskey without ice...
不加冰的大杯纯威士忌
Children should not drink fruit juices straight.
儿童不应该喝纯果汁。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
home straight
；(赛道的)直道(部分) On a racetrack, a straight is a section of the track that is straight, rather than curved.
Our cars were clearly too slow along the straights...
我们的赛车在直道上跑得显然太慢了。
I went to overtake him on the back straight on the last lap.
最后一圈时我在非终点直道上超过了他。
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[PHRASE 短语]把…弄清楚；明确 If you get something straight, you make sure that you understand it properly or that someone else does.
[V inflects]
[SPOKEN 口语]
You need to get your facts straight...
你需要讲清楚你的情况。
Let's get things straight. I didn't lunch with her.
咱们把事情说清楚。我没有和她一起吃午饭。
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[PHRASE 短语]改过自新；改邪归正；重新做人 If a criminal is going straight, they are no longer involved in crime.
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[PHRASE 短语]走正路；过正当的生活 If something keeps people on the straight and narrow, it helps to keep them living an honest or healthy life.
[PHR after v]
All her efforts to keep him on the straight and narrow have been rewarded.
她为了让他走正道所作出的一切努力都得到了回报。
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a straight face→see:
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straightstraightsstraighterstraightestadverb★(straight·er,straight·est)not in curve 不弯曲1★not in a curve or at an angle; in a straight line 笔直地；平正地；成直线◆Keep straight onfor two miles. 一直向前走两英里。◆Can you stretch your arms out straighter?你能把胳膊伸得再直一些吗？◆He was too tired to walk straight.他累得走都走不直了。◆I can't shoot straight (= accurately).我射不准。◆She looked me straight in the eye.她直眼看着我。immediately 立刻2★by a direct route; immediately 直接；迳直；立即◆Come straight home after school.放学后直接回家来。◆I was so tired I went straight to bed.我太累，迳直上床睡了。◆She went straight from college to a top job.她大学一毕业就干上了一份优越的工作。◆I'm going to the library straight afterthe class. 我一下课就马上去图书馆。◆I'll come straight to the point—your work isn't good enough. 我开门见山地说吧，你的工作做得不够好。in level/correct position 处于平正╱合适的位置3★in or into a level or vertical position; in or into the correct position 正；直；平正地◆Sit up straight!直起腰来！◆She pulled her hat straight.她把帽子拉正了。honestly 如实4honestly and directly 坦率地；直截了当地◆I told him straight that I didn't like him.我坦率地告诉他说我不喜欢他。◆Are you playing straightwith me? 你没跟我耍花招吧？without interruption 不间断5continuously without interruption 连续不断地；一连◆They had been working for 16 hours straight.他们已经一连工作了 16 个小时。IDIOMSgo ˈstraight( informal) to stop being a criminal and live an honest life 改邪归正；重新做人play it ˈstraightto be honest and not try to trick sb 诚实无欺；公平正直★ˌstraight aˈwayimmediately; without delay 立即；马上SYNat once◆I'll do it straight away.这件事我马上就做。ˌstraight from the ˈshoulderif you say sth straight from the shoulder,you are being very honest and direct, even if what you are saying is critical 坦诚；直言不讳ˌstraight ˈoff/ˈout( informal) without hesitating 毫不犹豫；直率◆She asked him straight off what he thought about it all.她率直地问他对这一切有什么想法。ˌstraight ˈup( BrE) ( informal) used to ask if what sb has said is true or to emphasize that what you have said is true （询问或强调所说的话的真实性）真的，确实◆I saw it—straight up!我亲眼看见了，真的！☞more at
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v.adjective★(straight·er,straight·est)without curves 不弯曲1★without a bend or curve; going in one direction only 直的◆a straight line直线◆a straight road笔直的公路◆long straight hair (= without curls)又长又直的头发◆a boat sailing in a straight line直线航行的船◆straight-backed chairs直背椅clothing 服装2★not fitting close to the body and not curving away from the body 直筒型（非紧身）的◆a straight skirt直筒裙aim/blow 瞄准；打击3going directly to the correct place 准的；正中目标的◆a straight punch to the face不偏不倚打在脸上的一拳in level/correct position 处于平正╱合适的位置4★positioned in the correct way; level, vertical or parallel to sth 平正的；正的；直的；与…平行的◆Is my tie straight?我的领带正不正？clean/neat 整洁5[not usually before noun ]clean and neat, with everything in the correct place 整洁；整齐；井井有条◆It took hours to get the house straight.用了好半天才把房子收拾出来。honest 坦诚6honest and direct 坦诚的；直率的◆a straight answer to a straight question问得直率，答得坦诚◆I don't think you're being straight with me.我觉得你没有跟我坦诚相见。◆It's time for some straight talking.现在该开诚布公地谈谈了。☞synonyms at
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choice 选择7[only before noun ]simple; involving only two clear choices 简单明了的；非此即彼的◆It was a straight choicebetween taking the job and staying out of work. 要么接受这份工作，要么继续失业，此外别无其他选择。◆( BrE) The election was a straight fightbetween the two main parties. 那次选举是两大党直接交锋。actor/play 演员；戏剧8[only before noun ](of an actor or a play 演员或戏剧)not connected with comedy or musical theatre, but with serious theatre 严肃的，正统的（与喜剧、音乐剧无关）without interruption 不间断9[only before noun ]one after another in a series, without interruption 连续的；不间断的SYN
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◆The team has had five straight wins.这支队已连赢五场比赛了。alcoholic drink 酒精饮料10( NAmE) (BrEneat)not mixed with water or anything else 纯的；不掺水（或其他东西）的normal/boring 规矩；无趣11( informal) you can use straightto describe a person who is normal and ordinary, but who you consider dull and boring 规矩老实的；本分无趣的；正统的sex 性12( informal) heterosexual异性恋的OPP
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▶straight·ness/streɪtnəs; NAmEstreɪtnəs/noun[uncountable ]IDIOMSget sth ˈstraightto make a situation clear; to make sure that you or sb else understands the situation 明确某事；把某事弄清楚◆Let's get this straight—you really had no idea where he was?我们把这个明确一下，你当时真的不知道他在哪儿？put/set sb ˈstraight (about/on sth)to correct sb's mistake; to make sure that sb knows the correct facts when they have had the wrong idea or impression 纠正某人；指出某人的错误；使某人了解真相(earn/get) straight ˈA's( especially NAmE) (to get) the best marks/grades in all your classes （成绩）全优◆a straight A student全优生the ˌstraight and ˈnarrow( informal) the honest and morally acceptable way of living 诚实正当的生活；正路◆His wife is trying to keep him on the straight and narrow.他妻子想方设法让他要诚实正派。a straight ˈfaceif you keep a straight face,you do not laugh or smile, although you find sth funny 绷着的脸；忍着不笑的脸☞see also
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n.nounsex 性1( informal) a person who has sexual relationships with people of the opposite sex, rather than the same sex 异性恋者◆gays and straights同性恋者和异性恋者of road/track 公路；跑道2(NAmE alsostraight·away)a straight part of a racetrackor road 直道部份；直道☞see also
1in a straight line in a line or direction that is not curved or bentstraight ahead/at/down/in front of etc The book is on the table straight in front of you. She was looking straight at me. Terry was so tired he couldn’t walk straight. He was sitting with his legs stretched straight out in front of him.2position in a level or correct position: Sit up straight, don’t slouch.3immediately immediately, without delay, or without doing anything else firststraight to/up/down/back etc I went straight up to bed. Go straight home and tell your mother.straight after I’ve got a meeting straight after lunch. I think I should get straight to the point.4one after the other happening one after the other in a series: He’s been without sleep now for three days straight.5honest (also straight out) if you say or ask something straight, you say it in an honest direct way, without trying to hide your meaning: I just told him straight that I wouldn’t do it. She came straight out with it and said she was leaving. I hope, for your sake, you’re playing it straight (=being honest). I told him straight to his face (=speaking directly to him) what I thought of him.6 think/see straight if you cannot think or see straight, you cannot think or see clearly: Turn the radio down – I can’t think straight.7straight away (also straight off) British English spoken immediately or without delay: I phoned my mum straight away.8go straight informal to stop being a criminal and live an honest life: Tony’s been trying to go straight for about six months.9straight up spokena)used to ask someone if they are telling the truth: Straight up? Did you really pay that much for it?b)used to emphasize that what you are saying is true: No, straight up, I’ve never seen him before.10straight from the shoulder British English informal if someone speaks straight from the shoulder, they say things in a very direct way, without trying to be polite
1not bending or curving something that is straight does not bend or curve: a long, straight road Try to keep your legs straight. Always lift with a straight back. her long, straight black hair They sat down in a straight line. The road was dead straight (=completely straight).2level/upright level or upright, and not leaning to one side: Is my tie straight? straight white teeth3truthful honest and truthful: I’d like a straight answer please. Just give me a straight yes or no. I think it’s time for some straight talk now.be straight with somebody I wish you’d just be straight with me.► see thesaurus at
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4one after another [only before noun] happening immediately one after another in a series: The team now has an amazing record of 43 straight wins.5tidy [not before noun] a room that is straight is clean and tidy and everything is in its proper place: It took me two hours to get the house straight.6get something straight spoken to understand the facts of a situation and be able to tell them correctly: I wanted to get the facts straight. Let me get this straight – Tom sold the car and gave you the money?7set/put somebody straight to make someone understand the true facts about a situation: Tell him to ask Ruth – she’ll put him straight.8straight face if you have a straight face, you are not laughing or smiling even though you would like to: I found it very difficult to keep a straight face.9sexual choice informal someone who is straight is attracted to people of the opposite sexSYN heterosexual10alcoholic drink a straight alcoholic drink has no water or any other drink added to it: a straight whisky11not owing money [not before noun] spoken if two people are straight, they no longer owe money to each other: If you give me £10, then we’re straight.12choice/exchange [only before noun] a straight choice or exchange is between only two possible choices or things: It was a straight choice between my career or my family. We did a straight swap – one of my cards for one of his.13fight/competition [only before noun] a straight fight or competition is between only two people: The election is now a straight fight between Labour and the Conservatives.14normal informal someone who is straight behaves in a way that is accepted as normal by many people but which you think is boring15not funny a straight actor or character does not try to make people laugh16only one type completely one particular type of something: It’s not a straight historical novel.17drugs informal someone who is straight does not take illegal drugs → set/put the record straight
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1[singular] especially British English the straight part of a racetrack2the straight and narrow old-fashioned an honest and morally good way of life3[countable] informal someone who is attracted to people of the opposite sexOPP gay