单词 | straight |
释义 | Word Frequency straight(streɪt) adjective 1. not curved or crooked; continuing in the same direction without deviating 2. straightforward, outright, or candid a straight rejection 3. even, level, or upright in shape or position 4. in keeping with the facts; accurate 5. honest, respectable, or reliable 6. accurate or logical straight reasoning 7. continuous; uninterrupted 8. (esp of an alcoholic drink) undiluted; neat 9. not crisp, kinked, or curly straight hair 10. correctly arranged; orderly 11. (of a play, acting style, etc) straightforward or serious 12. journalism (of a story, article, etc) giving the facts without unnecessary embellishment 13. US sold at a fixed unit price irrespective of the quantity sold 14. boxing (of a blow) delivered with an unbent arm a straight left 15. (of the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine) in line, rather than in a V-formation or in someother arrangement a straight eight 16. a slang word for heterosexual 17. informal no longer owing or being owed something if you buy the next round, we'll be straight 18. slang conventional in views, customs, appearance, etc 19. slang not using narcotics; not addicted adverb 20. in a straight line or direct course 21. immediately; at once he came straight back 22. in an even, level, or upright position 23. without cheating, lying, or unreliability tell it to me straight 24. continuously; uninterruptedly 25. US without discount regardless of the quantity sold 26. (often foll by out) frankly; candidly he told me straight out 27. go straight noun 28. the state of being straight 29. a straight line, form, part, or position 30. British a straight part of a racetrack US name: straightaway31. poker a. five cards that are in sequence irrespective of suit b. a hand containing such a sequence c. (as modifier) a straight flush 32. slang a conventional person 33. slang a heterosexual person 34. slang a cigarette containing only tobacco, without marijuana, etc Derived forms straightly (ˈstraightly) adverb straightness (ˈstraightness) noun Word origin C14: from the past participle of Old English streccan to stretch |
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