新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

directly

英  [daɪˈrektli]
    

[ADV]

    ADV. 副词
  • 1直达地

    If you go or travel directly to somewhere, you go or travel towards there without changing direction and without stopping.

    双语例句

    例:

    On arriving in New York, Dylan went directly to Greenwich Village.

    迪伦一到纽约就直接去了格林威治村。

    例:

    The jumbo jet is due to fly the hostages directly back to London.

    大型喷气式客机会把人质直接送回伦敦。

    2直接地

    If something is done directly, it is done in a way that only involves the people, actions, or things that are necessary to make it happen.

    双语例句

    例:

    We cannot measure pain directly. It can only be estimated.

    我们无法直接测量疼痛的程度,只能估计。

    例:

    The British could do nothing directly to help the Austrians.

    英国人做不了什么能直接帮助奥地利人的事情。

    3正好地

    If something is directly above, below, or in front of something, it is in exactly that position.

    近义词

    right

    双语例句

    例:

    The second rainbow will be bigger than the first, and directly above it.

    第二道彩虹将比第一道更大,并位于第一道的正上方。

    4立即

    If you do one action directly after another, you do the second action as soon as the first one is finished.

    近义词

    immediately

    双语例句

    例:

    Most guests left directly after the wake.

    守灵仪式一结束,大部分客人就立刻走了。

    5直率地

    If a person speaks or writes directly, they are honest and open, and say exactly what they mean.

    双语例句

    例:

    At your first meeting, explain simply and directly what you hope to achieve.

    第一次会面时,简明扼要、直截了当地说明你希望达到什么目标。