| 单词 | direct |
| 释义 | Word Frequency direct(dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-) verb (mainly tr) 1. to regulate, conduct, or control the affairs of 2. (also intr) to give commands or orders with authority to (a person or group) he directed them to go away 3. to tell or show (someone) the way to a place 4. to aim, point, or cause to move towards a goal 5. to address (a letter, parcel, etc) 6. to address (remarks, words, etc) to direct comments at someone 7. (also intr) to provide guidance to (actors, cameramen, etc) in the rehearsal of a play or the filming of a motion picture 8. (also intr) a. to conduct (a piece of music or musicians), usually while performing oneself b. another word (esp US) for conduct (sense 9) adjective 9. without delay or evasion; straightforward a direct approach 10. without turning aside; uninterrupted; shortest; straight a direct route 11. without intervening persons or agencies; immediate a direct link 12. honest; frank; candid a direct answer 13. (usually prenominal) precise; exact a direct quotation 14. diametrical the direct opposite 15. in an unbroken line of descent, as from father to son over succeeding generations a direct descendant 16. (of government, decisions, etc) by or from the electorate rather than through representatives 17. logic, mathematics (of a proof) progressing from the premises to the conclusion, rather than eliminating the possibility of the falsehood of the conclusion Compare indirect proof 18. astronomy moving from west to east on the celestial sphere Compare retrograde (sense 4a)19. a. of or relating to direct current b. (of a secondary induced current) having the same direction as the primary current 20. music a. (of motion) in the same direction motion (sense 9)b. (of an interval or chord) in root position; not inverted adverb 21. directly; straight he went direct to the office Derived forms directness (diˈrectness) noun Word origin C14: from Latin dīrectus; from dīrigere to guide, from dis- apart + regere to rule |
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