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单词 directed
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directed


di·rect

D0243300 (dĭ-rĕkt′, dī-)v. di·rect·ed, di·rect·ing, di·rects v.tr.1. a. To manage or regulate the business or affairs of; be in charge of: direct a government agency.b. To supervise or oversee (an activity or process): direct the building of a new road. See Synonyms at conduct.2. a. To give guidance and instruction to (actors or musicians, for example) in the rehearsal, performance, or production of a work.b. To supervise the performance or production of: direct a play; direct a film.3. To give an order to; command: directed the student to answer.4. To show or indicate the way for: directed us to the airport.5. a. To cause to move in a certain direction or toward a certain object; turn or point: directed the light toward the end of the hall.b. To concentrate or focus (one's sight or attention, for example) on a particular object or activity. See Synonyms at aim.6. a. To indicate the intended recipient on (a letter, for example).b. To address or adapt (remarks, for example) to a specific person, audience, or purpose.v.intr.1. To give commands or directions.2. To conduct a performance or rehearsal.n. Law See direct examination.adj.1. Proceeding without interruption in a straight course or line; not deviating or swerving: a direct route.2. Straightforward and candid; not devious or ambiguous: a direct response.3. Having no intervening persons, conditions, or agencies; immediate: direct contact; direct sunlight.4. Effected by action of the voters, rather than through elected representatives or delegates: direct elections.5. Being of unbroken descent; lineal: a direct descendant of the monarch.6. Consisting of the exact words of the writer or speaker: a direct quotation; direct speech.7. Lacking compromising or mitigating elements; absolute: direct opposites.8. Mathematics Varying in the same manner as another quantity, especially increasing if another quantity increases or decreasing if it decreases.9. Astronomy Designating west-to-east motion of a planet in the same direction as the sun's apparent annual movement with respect to the stars.10. Sports Being a direct free kick.adv. Straight; directly.
[Middle English directen, from Latin dīrigere, dīrēct-, to give direction to : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + regere, to guide; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

directed

(dɪˈrɛktɪd; daɪ-) adj (Mathematics) maths (of a number, line, or angle) having either a positive or negative sign to distinguish measurement in one direction or orientation from that in the opposite direction or orientation

di•rect•ed

(dɪˈrɛk tɪd, daɪ-)

adj. 1. guided or managed. 2. subject to direction, guidance, etc. 3. Math. having positive or negative direction or orientation assigned. [1530–40] di•rect′ed•ness, n.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.directed - (often used in combination) having a specified direction; "a positively directed vector"; "goal-directed"orientated, oriented - adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination; "the house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view"; "helping freshmen become oriented to college life"; "the book is value-oriented throughout"
2.directed - manageable by a supervising agent; "a directed program of study"manageable - capable of being managed or controlled
Translations
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directed


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adj (often used in combination) having a specified direction

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adj manageable by a supervising agent

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