查词历史：

straight straight matter

straight
[英] [streit] [美] [stret] 生词本

adj.

adv.

n.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

  • 行业释义

  • 词典例句

1. ADJ-GRADED 直的;笔直的 A straight line or edge continues in the same direction and does not bend or curve. 

  • 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。

  • 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 (头发)直的，不卷曲的 Straight hair has no curls or waves in it. 

  • 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 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. 

  • 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 立刻;马上 If you go straight to a place, you go there immediately. 

  • 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 直截了当的;直率的;坦诚的 If you give someone a straight answer, you answer them clearly and honestly. 

  • 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 连续的;不间断的 Straight means following one after the other, with no gaps or intervals. 

  • 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 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. 

  • 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 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 异性恋的;非同性恋的 If you describe someone as straight, you mean that they are heterosexual rather than homosexual. 

  • 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 (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. 

  • ...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 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 把…弄清楚;明确 If you get something straight, you make sure that you understand it properly or that someone else does. 

  • 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 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. 
14. PHRASE 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. 

  • 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; 
Noun

1. a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex

2. a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)

3. a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

Adjective

1. successive (without a break);

  • "sick for five straight days"

2. having no deviations;

  • "straight lines"
  • "straight roads across the desert"
  • "straight teeth"
  • "straight shoulders"

3. (of hair) having no waves or curls;

  • "her naturally straight hair hung long and silky"

4. erect in posture;

  • "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"
  • "stood defiantly with unbowed back"

5. right; in keeping with the facts;

  • "set the record straight"
  • "made sure the facts were straight in the report"

6. honest and morally upright;

  • "I just want a straight answer to the question"
  • "straight dealing"

7. no longer coiled

8. without curves

9. neatly arranged; not disorderly;

  • "the room is straight now"

10. characterized by honesty and fairness;

  • "a square deal"
  • "wanted to do the square thing"

11. not homosexual

12. accurately fitted; level;

  • "the window frame isn't quite true"

13. without water;

  • "took his whiskey neat"

14. reliable in matters of fact;

  • "he was always straight with me"

15. following a correct or logical method;

  • "straight reasoning"

16. rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

Adverb

1. without deviation;

  • "the path leads directly to the lake"
  • "went direct to the office"

2. in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly;

  • "he didn't answer directly"
  • "told me straight out"
  • "came out flat for less work and more pay"

3. in a straight line; in a direct course;

  • "the road runs straight"

体育

  • 1.直拳
  • 2.直道
  • 3.直线球

机械

<名>
  • 1.平行砂轮, wheel

电力

<名>
  • 1.直线塔, straight-line support
  • 2.直线转角塔, straight-line angle tower
  • 3.直流煤粉燃烧器, straight-through pulverized coal burner
1. A jeep is heading straight for us.
一辆吉普车从对面开过来。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. A straight line is the shortest distance between two points.
直线是两点之间最短的距离。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. A straight line was ruled across the map.
一条直线横划在地图上。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. A uniformed chauffeur stared straight ahead.
一个穿制服的司机注视着正前方。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. An old ox makes a straight furrow.
老将出马，一个顶俩。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. As he reached the door, he was showered straight on the head with a basin of slops.
他走到门口劈头泼来一盆脏水。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7. Bathers would go straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge.
游泳者从闷热的房间里走出来就直接跳进冷水。

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. Don't beat around the bush, come straight to the point!
别拐弯抹角，直截了当地说吧！

来自《简明英汉词典》

9. Get straight to the point. Don't beat about the bush.
有话直说，别跟我捉迷藏。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10. Go straight on until you come to a large building.
一直往前走，直到你走到一座大楼。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

11. Go straight on until you come to a large white building.
一直往前，直到你到了一所白色的大房子。

来自《简明英汉词典》

12. Hang the portrait straight.
把画像挂端正。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13. He always tackles problems straight away. He's not the kind of person to let the grass grow under his feet.
他不是那种懒散的人，总是一有问题就马上处理。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14. He came straight to the question of money; which was a shock to me.
他开门见山就提到了钱，使我不禁愣了一下。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

15. He could not aim straight.
他瞄不准。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

16. He didn't beat about the bush, but came straight to the heart of the problem.
他单刀直入，一下子指出了问题的要害。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

17. He dived in cleanly,entering the water in a straight line.
他跳得干净利落，笔直地落入水中。

来自《简明英汉词典》

18. He is straight in his dealings.
他待人接物正直老实。

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. He kept a straight face and remained speechless.
他绷着脸不说话。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

20. He lives straight and peacefully with his neighbours.
他和他的邻居坦诚而和睦地住在一起。

来自《简明英汉词典》