directly

• adv. 直接地；立即；马上；正好地；坦率地
• conj. 一…就

1. without deviation;

"the path leads directly to the lake"

"went direct to the office"

2. without anyone or anything intervening;

"these two factors are directly related"

"he was directly responsible"

"measured the physical properties directly"

3. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening;

"he answered immediately"

"found an answer straightaway"

"an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"

"Come here now!"

4. in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly;

"he didn't answer directly"

"told me straight out"

"came out flat for less work and more pay"

directly (adv.)

1510s, "in a straight line," from direct (adj.) + -ly (2). Figurative use is slightly earlier (c. 1500). Meaning "at once, immediately in time" (c. 1600) is from earlier sense of "without intermediate steps" (1520s).

direct, directly

这两个副词都有"直接地"之意。

direct： 指行路中不停步、不绕道、直奔目的地。

directly： 指以一种直接的方式。表时间时，指立刻，不拖延之意。

immediately, instantly, presently, directly, shortly, soon, at once, right away

这些副词或副词词组均有"立刻，马上"之意。

immediately： 指做完一件事后，立即就做另一件事，中间一般没有明显的时间间隔。

instantly： 指恰恰就在此刻，一秒钟也没耽误。

presently： 指不久、即将。

directly和immediately同义，指毫无迟疑。

shortly和soon同义，指动作发生或完成的速度之快。

soon： 常用词，指行动快，完成速度快。

at once： 口语中常用，语气强烈，指时间紧迫，一刻也不能耽误。

right away： 主要用于美国英语，语气稍弱于at once，强调动作迅速。

Leah gained confidence by laying out her fears and confronting them directly.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Increasingly, companies are tapping into these desires directly through what has come to be known as gamification: essentially, turning work into a game.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

It is the most prominent example of a huge new "sharing economy", in which people rent beds, cars, boats and other assets directly from each other, co-ordinated via the internet.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

They'll be able to answer the questions of students who are in their class directly via the interactive book.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

In some cultures, both overseas and in some minority groups in North America, listeners are considered disrespectful if they look directly at the speaker.

出自-2011年12月听力原文

"The government built the bridge directly from the airport to the Songdo International Business district.

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

However, this is the first time a panel has been designed to be laid directly on top of existing roads and the first project to install the panels on public highways.

2017年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

Increasingly, companies are tapping into these desires directly through what has come to be known as "gamification": essentially, turning work into a game.

2016年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

It was not known, however, whether central fatigue might also affect motor systems not directly involved in the exercise itself, such as those that move the eyes.

2017年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

Prior to the new study, little was known about the risks of getting directly infected by common respiratory viruses, such as the flu or common cold, on an airplane, the researchers said.

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

The government built the bridge directly from the airport to the Songdo International Business district.

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

The panels are also designed so that they can be installed directly on top of existing roadways, making them relatively cheap and easy to install.

2017年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

Students apply to the program directly through their schools.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

And the World Resources Institute ( ' , WRI) in its World Resources 2005 report, issued at the end of August, produced several such examples from Africa and Asia; it also demonstrated that environmental degradation affects the poor more than the rich, as poorer people derive a much higher proportion of their income directly from the natural resources around them.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Some of the heat is used directly or produces useful work; the rest is lost or rejected, radiated into the atmosphere from the engines, motors, boilers and all the energy-consuming machinery that makes American’s wheel go around.

出自-2015年12月听力原文

Even when children are not directly rewarded or punished for "behaving like boys" or "behaving like girls," they learn about gender by watching who does what in their families.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Instead of directly saying no to your boss, you should find out what is in your boss's mind.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

David Card, an economist at UC Berkeley, notes that the ones who profit most directly from immigrants' low-cost labor are businesses and employers – meatpacking plants in Nebraska, for instance, or agricultural businesses in California

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

Question 34: What led directly to Jackson's sentence?

出自-2012年6月听力原文

In some cultures, both overseas and in some minority groups in North America, listeners are considered disrespectful if they look directly at the speaker.

出自-2011年12月听力原文

Communications with others not only affects our sense of identity but also directly influences our physical and emotional well-being.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

Also, there are a lot of wonderful clubs, but you shouldn't allocate too much time to club activities, unless they are directly related to your study.

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

And the World Resources Institute WR in its World Resources 2005 report, issued at the end of August, produced several such examples from Africa and Asia; It also demonstrated that environmental degradation affects the poor more than the rich, as poorer p

2016年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

Furthermore, with continuing advances in individual genome sequencing and the advent of personalized medicine, more non-scientists will need to be comfortable analyzing complex scientific information to make decisions that directly affect their quality of

2018年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

I remember in Japan, people heading directly to the fruit section in the supermarket, when the banana diet was at its peak.

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

Robots capable of social engagement help with loneliness as well as cognitive functioning, but the robot itself doesn't have to engage directly—it can serve as an intermediary for human communication.

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

Saturated fats are used by the body to make cholesterol, and high levels of cholesterol have since been directly related to heart disease.

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

So far, the main thing many large retailers have done in response to all this is to open online stores, so people will come to them directly rather than to Amazon and its smaller online rivals.

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

Space, especially the space directly around our planet, is getting more crowded as more governments and companies launch satellites.

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

The most powerful influences occur during early childhood and include both what happened to you directly, and what those around you did and said in your presence.

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

By connecting directly with customers, and by responding quickly to changes in the markets as well as in the ecosystems (生态系统), small farmers can keep one step ahead of the big guys.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

During my first quarter, I spoke directly to the chancellor, asking him for support towards my initiatives, met with the vice chancellors.

2016年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 七选五 原文

Even so, we decided to talk with the owners directly.

2015年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文

I hurried directly to my backyard, where an apple tree patiently waited for me.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读表达 原文

I quickly lower myself, ducking my head to avoid looking directly into his eyes so he doesn't feel challenged.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 语法填空 原文

I went directly to the bar and ordered a bottle of soda.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读表达 原文

In the 1960s, scientists proposed that predators at the top of a food web had a surprising amount of control over the size of populations of other species - including species they did not directly attack.

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

The low point of the sheet must be centered directly over, and no more than three inches above, the cup.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

The prey species they directly attack will die out.

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

This is quite important, because it is directly related to your commitment.

2019年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 原文

More than two dozen companies sell DNA tests Directly to the public , ranging in price from a few hundred dollars to more than $2500.

出自-2009年考研阅读原文

Yet it is precisely these non-celebrity influentials who,according to the two-step-flow theory,are supposed to drive social epidemics by influcencing their friends and colleagues directly.

出自-2010年考研阅读原文

Toyota Motor, for example, alleviated some of the damage from its recall crisis earlier this year with a relatively quick and well-orchestrated social-media response campaign, which included efforts to engage with consumers directly on sites such as Twitter and the social-news site Digg.

出自-2011年考研阅读原文

That should create more collaborative endeavors and help to develop projects aimed directly at solving global problems.

出自-2013年考研阅读原文

The English language teaching sector directly earns nearly &1.

出自-2017年考研翻译原文

But Congress should look into doing so directly, by helping to finance PreCheck enrollment or to cut costs in other ways.

出自-2017年考研阅读原文

But Congress should look into doing so directly, by helping to finance Pre Check enrollment or to cut costs in other ways.

2017年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

More than two dozen companies sell DNA tests directly to the public, ranging in price from a few hundred dollars to more than $2500.

2009年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

A more direct finding is that people who scored high for negative emotions like anxiety looked at others for shorter periods of time and reported more comfortable feelings when others did not look directly at them.

2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Toyota Motor, for example, alleviated some of the damage from its recall crisis earlier this year with a relatively quick and well-orchestrated social-media response campaign, which included efforts to engage with consumers directly on sites such as Twitt

2011年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Yet it is precisely these non-celebrity influentials who, according to the two-step-flow theory, are supposed to drive social epidemics, by influencing their friends and colleagues directly.

2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

I went home directly I had finished work.

我一干完活就回家了。

牛津词典

He drove her directly to her hotel.

他驾车直接把她送到了她下榻的旅馆。

牛津词典

She looked directly at us.

她正视着我们。

牛津词典

He's directly responsible to the boss.

他直接对老板负责。

牛津词典

We have not been directly affected by the cuts.

我们并未直接受到裁减的影响。

牛津词典

directly opposite/below/ahead

正对面；正下方；正前方

牛津词典

They remain directly opposed to these new plans.

他们仍旧截然反对这些新方案。

牛津词典

She left directly after the show.

演出一结束，她马上就走了。

牛津词典

Tell them I'll be there directly.

告诉他们我一会儿就到。

牛津词典

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

第二道彩虹将比第一道还要大，而且正好位于其上。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

There, directly below me, was a guy holding the ball...

刚好就在我下方，有个家伙手里拿着那个球。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Directly after the meeting, a senior cabinet minister spoke to the BBC...

会议刚刚结束，一名高级内阁部长就在英国广播公司的电台上发表了讲话。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Directly after lunch we were packed and ready to go...

一吃完午饭我们就收拾好准备出发了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He will be there directly.

他马上就到那儿。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The fall in the cost of living is directly relevant to the drop in the prices of many industrial products and agricultural produce.

生活费的下降和工农业产品价格的下降有着密切关系.

《简明英汉词典》

He is not directly responsible.

他没有直接责任.

《简明英汉词典》

Early explorers traded directly with the Indians.

早期的探险家直接跟印第安人进行交易.

《简明英汉词典》

This university is directly under the Province.

这所大学由省直接管.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The path he saw himself taking in his research seemed directly opposed to the ethos of the department.

他发现自己的研究路线似乎与系里的精神截然不同.

《简明英汉词典》

The car headed directly toward Chengdu.

汽车径直朝成都驶去.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

This pesticide is diluted with water and applied directly to the fields.

这种杀虫剂用水稀释后直接施用在田里.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

We'll come directly we have finished.

我们一完就来.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

A move in chess that directly attacks an opponent's king but does not constitute a checkmate.

将军下棋中直接进攻对方的“国王 ” 但并没有彻底将死的一着.

《简明英汉词典》

The spring wind blew directly into our faces.

春风迎面吹来.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

I wonder at your courage in asking him directly!

你直接问他的胆量使我很吃惊!

《简明英汉词典》