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directly adv.直接地；立即；正好地；完全conj.<英>一...就... (1) 他非常直接坦率地回答了我。(2) 他们直接从厂商那里购买了这台机器。(3) 如果你能多等一会儿的话，他应该很快就会到的。(4) 邮局在市政厅的正对面。(5) 他私下的行为跟公开的言论完全是两码事。 The adverb directly is useful for talking about something you do in a precise, immediate way, without pausing or getting sidetracked. If you land "go to jail" when you're playing Monopoly, you have to go directly to jail, and if you arrive late at the airport, you'll want to run directly to your gate. In the 1500's, directly meant "in a straight line," from the Latin root word directus, "straight."

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英 [də'rektli] 美 [də'rektli] (1) He answered me very directly and openly.(2) They bought the machine directly from the manufacturer.(3) He should be here directly if you can wait a moment.(4) The post office is directly opposite the town hall.(5) His private actions are in direct contradiction with his publicly expressed opinions. Directly means "without changing direction." When you head directly for the food at a party, you walk straight to the snack table, without stopping to chat on the way. 1[ADV 副词]直接地；正好地 If something is directly above, below, or in front of something, it is in exactly that position.   [ADV prep/adv]The second rainbow will be bigger than the first, and directly above it...第二道彩虹将比第一道还要大，而且正好位于其上。There, directly below me, was a guy holding the ball...刚好就在我下方，有个家伙手里拿着那个球。The naked bulb was directly over his head...裸露的灯泡正好在他的头顶上方。They are sleeping in the carpenter's shop directly above.他们正在正上方的木匠铺子里睡觉。2[ADV 副词]径直地；紧跟地 If you do one action directly after another, you do the second action as soon as the first one is finished.   [ADV prep/adv]Directly after the meeting, a senior cabinet minister spoke to the BBC...会议刚刚结束，一名高级内阁部长就在英国广播公司的电台上发表了讲话。Directly after lunch we were packed and ready to go...一吃完午饭我们就收拾好准备出发了。Directly following this treatment, he had a hollow, empty feeling in his stomach.这项治疗刚一结束，他就觉得胃里空空的。3[ADV 副词]立刻；马上 If something happens directly, it happens without any delay.   [ADV after v]  [BRIT 英]  [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]He will be there directly.他马上就到那儿。4See also:direct；

英语单词	directly
英美音标	英 [də'rektli] 美 [də'rektli]
中文释义	adv.直接地；立即；正好地；完全 conj.<英>一...就...
英语例句	(1) He answered me very directly and openly. (2) They bought the machine directly from the manufacturer. (3) He should be here directly if you can wait a moment. (4) The post office is directly opposite the town hall. (5) His private actions are in direct contradiction with his publicly expressed opinions.
中文例句	(1) 他非常直接坦率地回答了我。 (2) 他们直接从厂商那里购买了这台机器。 (3) 如果你能多等一会儿的话，他应该很快就会到的。 (4) 邮局在市政厅的正对面。 (5) 他私下的行为跟公开的言论完全是两码事。
vocabulary简明	Directly means "without changing direction." When you head directly for the food at a party, you walk straight to the snack table, without stopping to chat on the way.
vocabulary扩展	The adverb directly is useful for talking about something you do in a precise, immediate way, without pausing or getting sidetracked. If you land "go to jail" when you're playing Monopoly, you have to go directly to jail, and if you arrive late at the airport, you'll want to run directly to your gate. In the 1500's, directly meant "in a straight line," from the Latin root word directus, "straight."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADV 副词]直接地；正好地 If something is directly above, below, or in front of something, it is in exactly that position. [ADV prep/adv] The second rainbow will be bigger than the first, and directly above it... 第二道彩虹将比第一道还要大，而且正好位于其上。 There, directly below me, was a guy holding the ball... 刚好就在我下方，有个家伙手里拿着那个球。 The naked bulb was directly over his head... 裸露的灯泡正好在他的头顶上方。 They are sleeping in the carpenter's shop directly above. 他们正在正上方的木匠铺子里睡觉。 2 [ADV 副词]径直地；紧跟地 If you do one action directly after another, you do the second action as soon as the first one is finished. [ADV prep/adv] Directly after the meeting, a senior cabinet minister spoke to the BBC... 会议刚刚结束，一名高级内阁部长就在英国广播公司的电台上发表了讲话。 Directly after lunch we were packed and ready to go... 一吃完午饭我们就收拾好准备出发了。 Directly following this treatment, he had a hollow, empty feeling in his stomach. 这项治疗刚一结束，他就觉得胃里空空的。 3 [ADV 副词]立刻；马上 If something happens directly, it happens without any delay. [ADV after v] [BRIT 英] [OLD-FASHIONED 过时] He will be there directly. 他马上就到那儿。 4 See also:direct ；

Directly Adv 副词 [Adv Straight Prep/Adv Action 英