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straight adj.直的；坦率的；正直的；准的；连续的；异性恋的adv.笔直地；直接；坦率地；连续不断地n.直的东西；传统的人；异性恋者 (1) 光是沿直线传播。(2) 我想提问和回答都要直截了当。(3) 约翰·韦恩是一个直言不讳、一针见血的人。(4) 他是个正直的人。(5) 我已指教你走智慧的道,引导你行正直的路。(6) 他给我们一个准确的内部消息。(7) 他连续病了四天。(8) 假装是异性恋的迈克尔在一家同性酒吧外遇见了特雷西。(9) 烟直直地上升。(10) 这辆车径直地向我驶来。(11) 客机直达南京。(12) 你乘公共汽车就可以直接到达动物园。(13) 我们回来接你,然后直接开往机场。(14) 客机直达南京。(15) 我认为一个人只是一个劲地埋头工作是没有什么好处的。 In Middle English, strecchen meant "to stretch." Streght "stretched" emerged from it and morphed into straight. It's easy to see the connection: If you stretch out a piece of spaghetti or a curl, it looks linear. Today the word means free from bends, breaks, or irregularities literally or figuratively. "Give it to me straight" means "just the facts, ma'am." "I was up for seven straight days" means "I haven't slept in a week."

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英 [streɪt] 美 [streɪt] (1) Light travels in straight lines.(2) I want a straight answer to the question.(3) John Wayne was a blunt talker and straight shooter.(4) He is as straight as an arrow.(5) I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.(6) He gave us a straight trip.(7) He was sick for five straight days.(8) Michael, who pretends to be straight, unexpectedly runs into Tracy in front of a gay bar.(9) The smoke rose straight up.(10) The car was coming straight at me.(11) The liner flew straight to Nanjing.(12) You can go straight to the zoo by bus.(13) We'll pick you up and head straight to the airport.(14) The liner flew straight to Nanjing.(15) I don't think one does any good if one works straight through. Arrows, sides of a rectangle, well-organized lines of people waiting to get into the theater or the ladies' room, and anything else free from curves can be described as straight. The word can also mean honest, uninterrupted, undiluted, or heterosexual. 1[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。2[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。3[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。4[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。5[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。6[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。7[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。8[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。9[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10[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。11[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。12[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。13[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.   [V inflects]14[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。15  a straight face→see: face； to set the record straight→see: record；

英语单词	straight
英美音标	英 [streɪt] 美 [streɪt]
中文释义	adj.直的；坦率的；正直的；准的；连续的；异性恋的 adv.笔直地；直接；坦率地；连续不断地 n.直的东西；传统的人；异性恋者
英语例句	(1) Light travels in straight lines. (2) I want a straight answer to the question. (3) John Wayne was a blunt talker and straight shooter. (4) He is as straight as an arrow. (5) I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. (6) He gave us a straight trip. (7) He was sick for five straight days. (8) Michael, who pretends to be straight, unexpectedly runs into Tracy in front of a gay bar. (9) The smoke rose straight up. (10) The car was coming straight at me. (11) The liner flew straight to Nanjing. (12) You can go straight to the zoo by bus. (13) We'll pick you up and head straight to the airport. (14) The liner flew straight to Nanjing. (15) I don't think one does any good if one works straight through.
中文例句	(1) 光是沿直线传播。 (2) 我想提问和回答都要直截了当。 (3) 约翰·韦恩是一个直言不讳、一针见血的人。 (4) 他是个正直的人。 (5) 我已指教你走智慧的道,引导你行正直的路。 (6) 他给我们一个准确的内部消息。 (7) 他连续病了四天。 (8) 假装是异性恋的迈克尔在一家同性酒吧外遇见了特雷西。 (9) 烟直直地上升。 (10) 这辆车径直地向我驶来。 (11) 客机直达南京。 (12) 你乘公共汽车就可以直接到达动物园。 (13) 我们回来接你,然后直接开往机场。 (14) 客机直达南京。 (15) 我认为一个人只是一个劲地埋头工作是没有什么好处的。
vocabulary简明	Arrows, sides of a rectangle, well-organized lines of people waiting to get into the theater or the ladies' room, and anything else free from curves can be described as straight. The word can also mean honest, uninterrupted, undiluted, or heterosexual.
vocabulary扩展	In Middle English, strecchen meant "to stretch." Streght "stretched" emerged from it and morphed into straight. It's easy to see the connection: If you stretch out a piece of spaghetti or a curl, it looks linear. Today the word means free from bends, breaks, or irregularities literally or figuratively. "Give it to me straight" means "just the facts, ma'am." "I was up for seven straight days" means "I haven't slept in a week."
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。 3 [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。 4 [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。 5 [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。 6 [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。 7 [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。 8 [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。 9 [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 10 [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。 11 [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。 12 [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。 13 [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. [V inflects] 14 [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。 15 a straight face→see: face ； to set the record straight→see: record ；

Straight I N Means Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 [Adj Adj