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straight

/streyt/US // streɪt //UK // (streɪt) //

直,直接,笔直的,直的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    straight·er, straight·est.

    • : without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
    • : exactly vertical or horizontal; in a perfectly vertical or horizontal plane: a straight table.
    • : generated by a point moving at a constant velocity with respect to another point.
    • : evenly or uprightly formed or set: straight shoulders.
    • : without circumlocution; frank; candid: straight speaking.
    • : honest, honorable, or upright, as conduct, dealings, methods, or persons.
    • : Informal. reliable, as a report or information.
    • : right or correct, as reasoning, thinking, or a thinker.
    • : in the proper order or condition: Things are straight now.
    • : continuous or unbroken: in straight succession.
    • : thoroughgoing or unreserved: a straight Republican.
    • : supporting or cast for all candidates of one political party: to vote a straight ticket.
    • : unmodified or unaltered: a straight comedy.
    • : without change in the original melody or tempo: She does straight songs, with just the piano backing her.
    • : Informal. heterosexual. traditional; conventional.free from using narcotics.not engaged in crime; law-abiding; reformed.
    • : not mixed with anything; undiluted, as whiskey.
    • : Theater. straightforward; not striving for effect.
    • : Journalism. written or to be written in a direct and objective manner, with no attempt at individual styling, comment, etc.: She gave me a straight story. Treat it as straight news.
    • : Cards. containing cards in consecutive denominations, as a two, three, four, five, and six, in various suits.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in a straight line: to walk straight.
    • : in an even form or position: pictures hung straight.
    • : in an erect posture: to stand up straight.
    • : directly: to go straight to a place.
    • : without circumlocution; frankly; candidly.
    • : honestly, honorably, or virtuously: to live straight.
    • : without intricate involvement; not in a roundabout way; to the point.
    • : in a steady course: to keep straight on after the second traffic light.
    • : into the proper form or condition; in order: to put a room straight.
    • : in possession of the truth or of true ideas: I want to set you straight before you make mistakes.
    • : sold without discount regardless of the quantity bought: Candy bars are twenty cents straight.
    • : Journalism. directly and objectively: Write the circus story straight.
    • : without personal embellishments, additions, etc.: Tell the story straight. Sing the song straight.
    • : served or drunk without ice, a mixer, or water; neat: He drank his whiskey straight.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the condition of being straight.
    • : a straight form or position.
    • : a straight line.
    • : a straight part, as of a racecourse.
    • : Informal. a heterosexual. a person who follows traditional or conventional mores.a person who is free from narcotics.
    • : Chiefly Games. a succession of strokes, plays, etc., which gives a perfect score.

Phrases

  • straight and narrow, the
  • straight as an arrow
  • straighten out
  • straighten up
  • straight face
  • straight from the horse's mouth
  • straight from the shoulder
  • straight goods
  • straight off
  • straight out
  • straight talk
  • straight ticket
  • straight up
  • (straight) from the horse's mouth
  • get something straight
  • give it to (someone straight)
  • go straight
  • keep a straight face
  • right (straight) out
  • set straight
  • shoot straight

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.aligned; not curved
Forms: straights
Synonyms
consecutive连续的,连续,连续不断的,连续性nonstop直达,不停地,直通车,直达车short短期,短期的,短暂的,短暂smooth顺利,顺畅,畅通,平滑solid固体,坚实的,实体,扎实straightforward直截了当,直截了当的,直截了当地,坦率地说successive连续的,连续不断的,连续不断地,历届true真,真心,真诚,真诚的beeline底线,底线是什么,底线是指direct直接,直接的,直达,直接的说even甚至,甚至于,即使是这样,即使是这样的horizontal横向,水平,水平的,卧式invariable不变的,一成不变的,一成不变,无变化的level水平,级别,层次,层面perpendicular垂直,平行,垂直于,垂直的plumb铅垂,铅直,剽窃,铅直的right对,正确,权利,对的running运行,运转,跑步,运行中square正方形,正方形的,正方,正直upright直立的,直立,直立式的,正直的vertical纵向,垂直,垂直的,纵collinear相邻的,相邻,相邻关系,碰撞continuous连续的,连续不断的,连续,连续不断erect竖立,竖直,竖起来,架设in a line一行,排成一列,一行人中,排成一行in a row一连串的,一连串,一连串的例子,接连不断的in line一行,排队,排队的,排队等候中的inflexible僵硬的,僵硬,僵化的,僵化like an arrow像箭一样,如同箭矢一般,如同箭矢,如同箭矢一样lineal航线,纹路,纹丝不动,航线图linear线型,线性,直线型,线形near靠近,濒临,靠近的,迩来precipitous陡峭的,陡峭,险峻的,险峻rectilineal直线型,直线,直线式,直立rectilinear直线型,直线,直线式,直立sheer峭壁,纯粹的,峭度through通过,经过,透过,通过以下方式unbent不屈不挠,不折不扣的,不折不扣,不屈不挠的unbroken不间断的,绵绵不绝,不间断地,不间断uncurled无卷曲的,无卷曲,无卷轴的,无卷轴undeviating不变的,不间断的,不间断地,不变的是undistorted不失真,不变形的,无扭曲,无扭曲的uninterrupted不间断地,不间断的,不间断,不停地unrelieved没有得到缓解的,没有得到缓解,未得到缓解的,未得到缓解unswerving坚定不移,坚定不移地,坚定不移的,始终如一
Antonyms
adj.honest, fair
Forms: straights
adj.orderly
Forms: straights

Examples

  • One person up front, the other standing just behind and to the side, eyes straight ahead.

  • Wacom Intuos drawing tabletIf you want to go straight to digital, but are not ready to invest in an iPad Pro, then Wacom’s Intuos drawing tablet is a great way to experiment without breaking the bank.

  • Look to an ergonomic desk chair for great supportThe best ergonomic desk chair will make sitting up straight feel easier than slouching.

  • It gives us a chance to learn the things that we wouldn’t know going straight into it.

  • Companies will have the real thing, straight from your brain.

  • In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.

  • Except the Braves did not win 14 straight pennants (they did win 14 straight division titles), and Smoltz is a also Republican.

  • Denied parole nine straight times, he insists he is innocent of the crime for which he was convicted.

  • Amazing how people can still haul this one out with a straight face.

  • A new book from gay rights activist Marc Solomon sets the record straight about how gay marriage victories were really won.

  • She sat straight up in bed, and jerked her hands to her head, and screamed long and terribly.

  • This wasn't at all what he meant to say, and it sounded very ridiculous; but somehow the words wouldn't come straight.

  • She had listened—she had listened intently, looking straight out of the window and without moving.

  • It mounted straight as a plume for a little way, until it met the cool air of evening which was beginning to fall.

  • This judicial bent of the child is a curious one and often develops a priggish fondness for setting others morally straight.