| 单词 | direct |
| 释义 | direct (once / 22 pages) 1adjadvv 2adjv 3v 4v 5adj 6adj If you direct somebody, you tell them where to go or what to do. You can also direct a play or direct someone to a gas station, by telling them what roads to take. Most uses of direct involving giving orders. Army officers direct battles, which means they plan what to do and how to carry it out. You can direct a kick toward the goal, which means you send the ball flying toward the net. When used as an adjective, direct often means to the point with no beating around the bush. If someone is direct, it means they say what they mean; if a plant is in direct sunlight, it gets a lot of sun. WORD FAMILYdirect: directed, directest, directing, directive, directly, directness, director, directs, indirect, misdirect, redirect+/directed: self-directed, undirected/directive: directively, directiveness, directives, directivity/director: directors, directorship/directorship: directorships/indirect: indirectly, indirectness/misdirect: misdirected, misdirecting, misdirection, misdirects/misdirection: misdirections/redirect: redirected, redirecting, redirects USAGE EXAMPLESReynolds and the Deadpool creative team are hard at work on the upcoming sequel, with John Wick’s David Leitch on board to direct. Time(Jan 02, 2017) Mr. Trump said in May that he would enter direct talks with Mr. Kim as a way to try to deter its nuclear-weapon development. Wall Street Journal(Jan 03, 2017) Reviewing the premiere in Philadelphia last fall, Zachary Woolfe of The New York Times called it an “ambitious, accomplished, dramatically direct opera.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short a direct route a direct flight a direct hit Syn|Ant door-to-door (of e.g. journeys or deliveries) direct from point of origin to point of destination nonstop(of a journey especially a flight) occurring without stops point-blankclose enough to go straight to the target straightforwardpointed directly ahead undeviating, unswervinggoing directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside through(of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes straighthaving no deviations indirect not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination askance, askant, asquint, sidelong, squint, squint-eyed, squinty(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy circuitous, devious, roundaboutdeviating from a straight course diversionary(of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive meandering, rambling, wandering, windingof a path e.g. crookedhaving or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned 2adj in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child a direct descendant of the king direct heredity Syn|Ant lineal matrilineal, matrilinear based on or tracing descent through the female line patrilineal, patrilinearbased on or tracing descent through the male line unilateraltracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only relatedconnected by kinship, common origin, or marriage collateral, indirect descended from a common ancestor but through different lines relatedconnected by kinship, common origin, or marriage 3adv without deviation went direct to the office Syn directly, straight 4v direct the course; determine the direction of travelling 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper channelise, channelize, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer dock maneuver into a dock sheercause to sheer pull oversteer a vehicle to the side of the road helmbe at or take the helm of crabdirect (an aircraft) into a crosswind navigatedirect carefully and safely stand outsteer away from shore, of ships starboardturn to the right, of helms or rudders connconduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane navigate, pilotact as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance canalise, canalize, channeldirect the flow of corner, treeforce a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape parkmaneuver a vehicle into a parking space dry-dock, drydockmaneuver (a ship) into a drydock astrogateguide in interplanetary travel angle-parkpark at an angle parallel-parkpark directly behind another vehicle double-parkpark a vehicle alongside another command, control exercise authoritative control or power over 1adj having no intervening persons, agents, conditions in direct sunlight in direct contact with the voters direct exposure to the disease a direct link the direct cause of the accident direct vote Syn unmediated immediate having no intervening medium 2adj lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact the direct opposite Syn absolute perfect or complete or pure 3adj in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker a direct quotation Syn verbatim exact marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact 4adj similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases) Ant inverse opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity reciprocalof or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function 5adj being an immediate result or consequence a direct result of the accident Syn primary of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary 6adj straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action a direct question a direct response a direct approach Syn|Ant bluff bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shouldercharacterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion brutaldisagreeably direct and precise flat-footedwithout reservation man-to-manforthright and honest no-nonsensenot tolerating irrelevancies plain, unvarnishedfree from any effort to soften to disguise pointeddirect and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant square, straight, straightforwardwithout evasion or compromise upfrontfrank and honest honest, honorablenot disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent indirect extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action allusivecharacterized by indirect references backhandedroundabout or ambiguous circuitous, roundaboutmarked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct ambagious, circumlocutious, circumlocutory, periphrasticroundabout and unnecessarily wordy devious, obliqueindirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects hearsayheard through another rather than directly mealy-mouthed, mealymouthedhesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy tortuousnot straightforward 7v intend (something) to move towards a certain goal criticism directed at her superior direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself Syn|Hypo|Hyper aim, place, point, target address direct a question at someone home in, range in, zero indirect onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids aim, take, take aim, train point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards 8v point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper aim, take, take aim, train aim, place, point, target intend (something) to move towards a certain goal draw a bead onaim with a gun holdaim, point, or direct turndirect at someone swinghit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement charge, level, pointdirect into a position for use levelaim at sighttake aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device) addressdirect a question at someone home in, range in, zero indirect onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids position cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation 1v command with authority He directed the children to do their homework Hypo|Hyper stet printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative) enjoin, order, say, tell give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority 2v be in charge of Hypo|Hyper give, have, hold, make, throw organize or be responsible for guide, steerbe a guiding or motivating force or drive head, leadbe in charge of operate, rundirect or control; projects, businesses, etc. administerdirect the taking of financierconduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner chair, chairmanact or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university captainbe the captain of a sports team spearheadbe the leader of take charge, take control, take holdassume control workoperate in or through blockrun on a block system warm uprun until the normal working temperature is reached care, deal, handle, manage be in charge of, act on, or dispose of 3v lead, as in the performance of a composition Syn|Hyper conduct, lead conduct lead musicians in the performance of do, execute, perform carry out or perform an action 4v guide the actors in (plays and films) Hypo|Hyper stage direct direct for the stage create, make make or cause to be or to become 5v plan and direct (a complex undertaking) Syn|Hypo|Hyper engineer, mastermind, orchestrate, organise, organize choreograph plan and oversee the development and details of plan make plans for something 6v specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public 4Syn|Hyper aim, calculate designate, destine, intend, specify design or destine 1v cause to go somewhere He directed all his energies into his dissertation Syn|Hypo|Hyper send cast, contrive, project, throw put or send forth turnchannel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something turnto send or let go divertsend on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one routesend via a specific route refersend or direct for treatment, information, or a decision airt, redirectchannel into a new direction blowcause air to go in, on, or through subject, submitrefer for judgment or consideration routedivert in a specified direction recommitsend back to a committee sublimatedirect energy or urges into useful activities deviatecause to turn away from a previous or expected course shootsend forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly blastapply a draft or strong wind to to take upturn one's interest to displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 2v take somebody somewhere Syn|Hypo conduct, guide, lead, take beacon guide with a beacon handguide or conduct or usher somewhere lead astray, misdirect, misguide, misleadlead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions show, ushertake (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums marshallead ceremoniously, as in a procession 3v give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction I directed them towards the town hall Hypo|Hyper talk down direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio point the wayindicate the right path or direction apprise, apprize, instruct make aware of 4v put an address on (an envelope) 5Syn|Hypo|Hyper address misaddress, misdirect put a wrong address on instrumentaddress a legal document to re-addressput a new address on (an envelope), as for forwarding label assign a label to; designate with a label adj moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth 6Ant retrograde moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth adj (of a current) flowing in one direction only direct current Ant alternating (of a current) reversing direction |
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