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单词 straight
释义 straight
[streɪt] adjective adverb
NOT CURVING 不弯曲的
 ESSENTIAL 
■continuing in one direction without bending or curving 直的(地),笔直的(地)
a straight line直线
She's got straight blonde hair.她有一头金色直发。
Skirts this summer are long and straight.今夏的裙装流行长长的直筒裙。
Can't you see it? - it's straight ahead (of you)!难道你看不见吗?——就在(你)正前面!
The dog seemed to be coming straight at/for me.那只狗似乎是一路朝我跑过来的。
Go straight along this road and turn left at the traffic lights.沿着这条路一直走,到了红绿灯那里向左转。
[streɪt] adjective adverb
HONEST 诚实的
■honest 坦诚的,直率的
Just be straight with her and tell her how you feel.直接告诉她你的感觉即可。
informal Tell 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 bent
straight out
■If you tell someone something straight out, you tell them directly and honestly, without trying to make what you are saying more pleasant 直接了当地;不拐弯抹角地
I told her straight out that I didn't love her anymore.我直接了当告诉她我不再爱她了。
[streɪt] adjective adverb
straight arrow US
■someone who is very honest and careful to behave in a socially acceptable way 正直而坦率的人
Friends described Menendez as a straight arrow who rarely drank and was close to his family.朋友们说梅内德斯是正直而坦率的人,极少喝酒且和家人非常亲近。
[streɪt] adjective adverb
(as) straight as a die
■extremely straight 笔直
The road runs (as) straight as a die for fifty or so miles.这条路笔直地延伸了50英里左右。
■completely honest 完全坦白,非常诚实
She's as straight as a die, I can trust her to tell me what she's really thinking.她非常诚实,我相信她会告诉我她的真实想法。
[streɪt] adjective adverb
straight up slang
■used to show that you are telling the truth 真的,属实
You're a really attractive woman, straight up!你是个非常有魅力的女人,真的!
■2. "You're not telling me she's sixteen! Straight up? (= Are you telling the truth) ?
[streɪt] adverb
IMMEDIATELY 立即
 ESSENTIAL 
■without pausing or delaying 径直,直接;立即
I got home and went straight to bed.我回到家就立即上床睡了。
Shall we go straight to the party or stop off at a pub first?我们应该直接去参加聚会,还是先找个酒吧坐一会儿?
Time is short so I'll get straight to the point (= explain the matter immediately).时间不多,所以我就有话直说了。
⇒ See also straightaway
straight away/off
 IMPROVER  mainly UK
■immediately 立即,马上
I knew straight away what you were thinking.我立刻就知道你在想甚么。
We don't need to go straight off - we can stay for a little while.我们用不着马上就走——我们可以留一会儿。
[streɪt] adverb
CLEAR 清楚的
■clearly 清楚地
You 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。
I'm so tired I can't think straight any more.我累坏了,头脑都不清楚了。
[streɪt] adjective
CLEAR 清楚的
 ADVANCED  [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——不是离开他,就是留下。
Let's get this straight - you're travelling to Frankfurt on Monday and Brussels on Tuesday, is that correct?我们把状况弄清楚——你周一要去法兰克福,周二去布鲁塞尔,对吗?
⇒ See also straightforward
[streɪt] adjective
LEVEL 平的
■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。
[streɪt] adjective
TIDY 整齐的
[after verb] mainly 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,只用了一个小时就把公寓收拾得整整齐齐。
Have you got a mirror? - I'll just put my hair straight.你有镜子吗?——我要把头发梳理整齐。
[streɪt] adjective
PLAIN 纯的
■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.甚么佐料也不加的义大利面条没甚么味道——你需要加些酱汁才会有滋味。
[streɪt] adjective
FOLLOWING EACH OTHER 一个跟一个
[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十场比赛的球队。
[streɪt] adjective
TRADITIONAL 传统的 informal
■traditional or serious 传统的,正统的;规矩的;严肃的
disapproving He was a nice enough bloke, 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都得规规矩矩的。
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。
[streɪt] adjective
SEXUAL PREFERENCE 性倾向 informal
■not homosexual 异性恋的
[streɪt] adjective
NO DRUGS 不吸毒的 informal
■not using illegal drugs or alcohol 不吸毒的;不酗酒的
He's been straight for five months.他戒毒已经有五个月了。
[streɪt] adjective
NOT OWING MONEY 不欠钱的
[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.你买门票,因此如果我付计程车费,我们就扯平了。
[streɪt] adjective
put/set someone straight
■to make certain that someone knows the real facts about a situation 确保(某人)了解实情;使(某人)了解真相
Don't worry, I set him straight (on this matter).不用担心,我(把这件事)跟他说清楚了。
[streɪt] noun countable
SPORTS TRACK 跑道 (US usually straightaway)
■the straight part of a racetrack (= the track on which competitors race) 直线跑道
And the runners are just coming up to the finishing straight.选手刚跑上最后一个直道。
[streɪt] noun countable
SEXUAL PREFERENCE 性倾向 informal
■a person who is not homosexual 异性恋者
[streɪt] noun countable
the straight and narrow humorous
■If you keep on the straight and narrow, you behave in a way that is honest and moral 正直坦荡(如果你正直坦荡做人,那么你的行为举止是诚实的、合乎道德规范的)
The threat of a good beating should keep him on the straight and narrow.害怕遭到痛打,应可以使他正直做人。
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