| 词组 | straight |
| 释义 | straight /streɪt/ adjective 1. something that is straight does not bend or curveadverbscompletely/absolutely/perfectly straight also dead straight BrE informal The road is absolutely straight for the next five miles.fairly/relatively straight The line was fairly straight.nounsa straight line Use a ruler to draw a straight line.straight hair She’s the tall woman with straight black hair.a straight edge A rectangle has four straight edges.a straight road/path The field is crossed by a narrow, perfectly straight road.a straight road (=going directly to a place, with no possibility for getting lost) Once you’re through the village, it’s a straight road to the hotel – you can’t miss it.phrasesin a straight line First of all, arrange the tiles in a straight line.2. level or upright, not leaning to one sideadverbscompletely/absolutely/perfectly straight also dead straight BrE informal Make sure the door frame is perfectly straight.nearly straight also more or less straight The picture is more or less straight.verbslook straight The fence did not look completely straight.stand straight He stood perfectly straight, looking ahead.hang straight If you put small weights in the curtains, they hang straight.hang sth straight Make sure you hang the paintings straight.3. honest and directnounsstraight talk/talking There is not enough straight talking in politics.a straight answer I want a straight answer: yes or no.adverbstotally/completely/absolutely straight We have been totally straight with you from the beginning.fairly straight also pretty straight informal He seemed like a pretty straight kind of guy.prepositionsstraight with sb I’m confident that she’s been completely straight with me.straight about sth He was not really straight about his lack of experience.THESAURUS: straight → honest4. happening one after the other in a seriesnounsstraight wins/victories After six straight wins, they are well placed to win the championship.straight games/sets/points He lost five straight games and seemed to have lost his confidence.straight defeats They began the season with four straight defeats. |
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