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| /streɪt/ |
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| 1 | something that is straight does not bend or curve 直的；笔直的 |
| Draw a straight line. 画一条直线。 |
| a straight road 一条笔直的马路 |
| a perfectly straight path 一条笔直的小道 |
| | 1a | straight hair has no curls or waves （头发）直的 | | straight brown hair 褐色的直发 | |
| | 1b | a straight skirt , pair of trousers etc hangs down close to your body （裙、裤等）直筒型的 | | Rosie wore a long straight skirt and a long-sleeved jumper. 罗茜穿着一条长长的直筒裙和一件长袖的套头毛衣。 | |
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| 2 | in the correct position and not leaning to one side or the other 端正的；竖直的 |
| The picture on that wall isn’ t straight. 墙上的那幅画没放正。 |
| Make sure you keep your back straight. 你一定要把背挺直。 |
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| 3 | honest and true 坦诚的；坦率的 |
| straight answer He wouldn’ t give me a straight answer. 他不愿给我一个坦率的答复。 |
| | 3a | to be completely honest 绝对诚实；非常正直 | |
| | 3b | to be honest with someone 对某人坦诚 | |
| | 3c | talking in an honest and direct way 直率的言谈 | | Brady has a reputation for straight talking. 布雷迪有个谈吐直率的名声。 | |
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| 4 | information that is straight is correct （消息）正确的，可靠的 |
| Be sure you have your facts straight. 要确保你事实确凿。 |
| | 4a | to correctly understand something 弄清楚某事物 | | Let me get this straight - you didn’ t know they had your car. 让我把这件事搞清楚，你不知道他们开走了你的车。 | |
| | 4b | to tell someone the true facts about a situation after they have been told something that is not true 帮某人弄清楚事实 | | Thanks for setting me straight. 谢谢你帮我搞清楚事实。 | |
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| 5 | only before noun happening one after the other , without interruption 连续的；不间断的 |
| Williams beat Capriati in straight sets. 威廉姆斯直落两盘击败卡普里亚蒂。 |
| their sixth straight win/loss 他们的连续第6次胜利/失利 |
| four straight games/matches 连续4场比赛 |
| There were five straight days of exams. 连着5天都有考试。 |
| | 5a | a student who has straight A’ s has the highest mark in every subject or course 成绩全优的 | | She got straight A’ s this term. 她这个学期成绩全优。 | | a straight-A student 全优学生 | |
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| 6 | only before noun a straight actor or entertainer is one who only performs serious parts （演员）严肃的，正统的 |
| | 6a | straight entertainment is serious and not humorous （戏剧）正统的，严肃的 | |
| | 6b | if someone has a straight face , they look serious even though they are saying something funny or are in a funny situation 绷着的脸；严肃的面孔 | | with a straight face He could never tell a joke with a straight face. 他从来不会表情严肃地讲笑话。 | | keep a straight face She couldn’ t trust herself to keep a straight face. 她没有把握自己会保持严肃的表情。 | |
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| 7 | clean and tidy 整洁的 |
| get/make sth straight I’ ll never get the house straight before my parents get home. 我从来不会在父母回家之前把房间收拾干净。 |
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| 8 | an alcoholic drink that is straight is not mixed with anything else （酒）纯的 |
| a straight whisky 一杯纯威士忌酒 |
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| 9 | informal someone who is straight is normal and ordinary but slightly boring （人）正经的，无趣的 |
| | 9a | someone who is straight is sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex 非同性恋的；异性恋的 | |
| | 9b | someone who is straight does not use illegal drugs 不吸毒的 | |
| | 9c | someone who is straight is not a criminal 安分守己的；规矩的；遵纪守法的 | |
| | 9d | if two people are straight , neither of them owes the other any money 互不欠债的 | | If I give you £10, then we’ re straight. 如果我给你10英镑，那我们俩就谁也不欠谁了。 | |
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| 10 | only before noun a straight choice or competition is one in which there are only two choices or only two people who have any chance of winning 只有两种选择的；非此即彼的 |
| The election is going to be a straight fight between Labour and the Conservatives. 这场选举将会是工党和保守党之间一对一的竞选。 |
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