时间: 2025-04-23 23:34:35
美: [stret]
英: [streɪt]
adj. 直的;连续的;笔直的;正直的;整齐的;异性恋的
adv. 直接地;不断地;立即;坦率地
n. 直;直线;直男,直女,异性恋者
n. (Straight)人名;(英)斯特雷特
最后更新时间:2025-04-23 23:34:35
字面意思:
"Straight" 的字面含义是“笔直的”或“直接的”。它可以表示没有弯曲的状态,或是没有中断和转折的路径。
词性:
形容词 (adjective),副词 (adverb),名词 (noun)。
词源分析:
"Straight" 源于古英语 "streht",意为“直的”,与日耳曼语族的词汇有关,反映了其“直线”的概念。
历史背景:
该词最早可以追溯到公元前1000年左右的日耳曼部落,最早的书面记录出现在古英语文学中。
课本:
在*的英语教材中,“straight”通常出现在初中和高中阶段的词汇表中。
在牛津和美国的教材中,如《牛津英语词典》和《美国英语语法书》,常出现在初级到中级的英语学材料中。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
在法律领域,"straight"可指“直接的证据”或“直截了当的陈述”。例如,“The witness provided a straight testimony.”(证人提供了直接的证词。)
The road ahead is straight and clear.
(前方的道路是笔直且清晰的。)
She gave a straight answer without hesitation.
(她毫不犹豫地给出了直接的回答。)
He walked straight into the room without knocking.
(他没有敲门就径直走进了房间。)
It’s important to keep a straight face during the performance.
(在演出期间保持面无表情是很重要的。)
The straight lines of the building give it a modern look.
(建筑的直线条使其看起来很现代。)
*. Please take the straight route to the destination.
(请沿着最直接的路线到达目的地。)
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音标记忆法:
这些词汇经常与“straight”一起使用,帮助用户理解其用法和搭配。
[ADJ] A straight line or edge continues in the same direction and does not bend or curve. 笔直的
例:Keep the boat in a straight line.让小船直线行驶。
例:His teeth were perfectly straight.他的牙齿非常整齐。
[[ADV after v]] Straight is also an adverb. 直地
例:Stand straight and stretch the left hand to the right foot.站直,伸左手够右脚。
[ADJ] Straight hair has no curls or waves in it. (发) 直
例:Grace had long straight dark hair which she wore in a bun.格雷斯有一头又长又直的黑发,她把它盘成了一个发髻。
[[ADV prep/adv]] You use straight to indicate that the way from one place to another is very direct, with no changes of direction. 径直地
例:...squirting the medicine straight to the back of the child's throat.…把药直接喷到小孩喉咙后部。
例:He finished his conversation and stood up, looking straight at me.他结束了谈话站起来,直视着我。
[[ADV prep/adv]] If you go straight to a place, you go there immediately. 立即
例:As always, we went straight to the experts for advice.像平时一样,我们立即向那些专家们做了咨询。
[[ADJ n]] If you give someone a straight answer, you answer them clearly and honestly. (回答) 直截了当的
例:What a shifty arguer he is, refusing ever to give a straight answer to a straight question.他真是一个狡猾的辩手,一直拒绝对一个直接的问题给予直截了当的回答。
[[ADV after v]] Straight is also an adverb. 直截了当地
例: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一直没找过任何工作。
[[ADJ n]] Straight means following one after the other, with no gaps or intervals. 连续的
例:They'd won 12 straight games before they lost.他们在输掉之前已赢了连续12场比赛。
[[n ADV]] Straight is also an adverb. 连续地
例:He called from Washington, having been there for 31 hours straight.他从华盛顿打来了电话,他已在那里连续呆了31个小时了。
[[ADJ n]] A straight choice or a straight fight involves only two people or things. 有关两者的
例:It's a straight choice between low-paid jobs and no jobs.这是一个有关低收入工作和没有工作两者之间的选择。
[ADJ] 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. 正统的
例:Dorothy was described as a very straight woman, a very strict Christian who was married to her job.多萝西被描述成一位非常正统的女人,一位非常诚笃全心扑在工作上的基督徒。
[[非正式]] If you describe someone as straight, you mean that they are heterosexual rather than homosexual. 异性恋的
例:His sexual orientation was a lot more gay than straight.他的性取向更像是同性恋的而非异性恋的。
[N-COUNT] Straight is also a noun. 异性恋者
例:...a standard of sexual conduct that applies equally to gays and straights.…一个同等适用于同性恋者和异性恋者的性行为标准。
[[口语]] If you get something straight, you make sure that you understand it properly or that someone else does. 把某事弄清楚
例:You need to get your facts straight.你需要把你的事实弄清楚。