1 ADJ-GRADED 直的;笔直的 A straight line or edge continues in the same direction and does not bend or curve. 直的;笔直的
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Keep the boat in a straight line.
让船保持直线航行。
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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。
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His teeth were perfectly straight.
他的牙齿非常整齐。
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There wasn't a single straight wall in the building.
这幢楼里连一面平直的墙都没有。
SYN level, even, right, square
Straight is also an adverb.
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Stand straight and stretch the left hand to the right foot.
站直身体，伸左手够右脚。
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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 [usually ADJ n] (头发)直的，不卷曲的 Straight hair has no curls or waves in it. (头发)直的，不卷曲的
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. 笔直地;径直地
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The ball fell straight to the feet of Klinsmann.
球直接落到了克林斯曼的脚上。
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He finished his conversation and stood up, looking straight at me.
他说完话站起来，直视着我。
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Straight ahead were the low cabins of the motel.
正前方就是汽车旅馆的低矮小木屋。
SYN directly, precisely, exactly, as the crow flies
4 ADV 立刻;马上 If you go straight to a place, you go there immediately. 立刻;马上
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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。
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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。
SYN immediately, directly, promptly, instantly
5 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] 直截了当的;直率的;坦诚的 If you give someone a straight answer, you answer them clearly and honestly. 直截了当的;直率的;坦诚的
Straight is also an adverb.
6 ADJ [ADJ n] 连续的;不间断的 Straight means following one after the other, with no gaps or intervals. 连续的;不间断的
SYN successive, consecutive, continuous, through
Straight is also an adverb.
7 ADJ [ADJ n] 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. 只涉及两人(或两物)的;(选择)非此即彼的
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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。
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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。
SYN straightforward [British] , clear, simple, routine
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. 正经的;正统的;规矩本分的
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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。
SYN conventional, conservative, orthodox, traditional
9 ADJ [usually verb-link 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. 异性恋的;非同性恋的 [informal]
SYN heterosexual
10 ADJ [ADJ n] (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. (尤指酒精饮料)纯的，不掺水的
11 N-COUNT (赛道的)直道(部分) On a racetrack, a straight is a section of the track that is straight, rather than curved. (赛道的)直道(部分)
13 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. 把…弄清楚;明确 [spoken]
14 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. 改过自新;改邪归正;重新做人
SYN reform, turn over a new leaf, make a new start, get back on the straight and narrow
15 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. 走正路;过正当的生活
16 a straight face→see: face to set the record straight→see: record
| Word Partnership | Use straight with: |
| N. | straight line, straight nose 1 second/third straight loss/victory/win, second/third straight season/year 6 |
| VERB. | drive straight, keep going straight, look straight, point straight 3 |
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