首页英语词典straightstraight的意思

straight

英 [streɪt] 美[stret]

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近义词upright honest frank open square

反义词

adj. 直的；连续的；笔直的；正直的；整齐的
adv. 直接地；不断地；立即；坦率地
n. 直；直线
n. (Straight)人名；(英)斯特雷特

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词态变化

复数: straights;比较级: straighter;最高级: straightest;名词: straightness;

中文词源

straight 直的，正的，正直的，传统的，异性恋的

来自中古英语 streight,拉直的，过去分词格于 strechen,拉直，展开，来自古英语 streccan,拉直，展开，词源同 stretch,伸展，延伸。拼写比较 bake,batch.引申词义正的，正直的，以及现代词义传统的，异性恋的等。

英英释意

1. a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex

2. a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)

3. a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

英文词源

straight: straight: [14] Straight began life as the past participle of stretch. Nowadays this verb has a perfectly normal past form (stretched), but in Middle English it was straught (source of distraught [14], an alteration of distract) or straight – whence the adjective straight. The sense ‘not bent or curved’ derives from the notion of stretching something between two points. Straightaway [15] originally meant ‘by a straight path’; the temporal sense ‘immediately’ emerged in the 16th century.
=> distract, distraught, stretch
straight (adj.1): late 14c., "direct, undeviating; not crooked, not bent or curved," of a person, "direct, honest;" properly "stretched," adjectival use of Old English streht (earlier streaht), past participle of streccan "to stretch" (see stretch (v.)). Related: Straightly; straightness.

Meaning "true, direct, honest" is from 1520s. Of communication, "clear, unambiguous," from 1862. Sense of "undiluted, uncompromising" (as in straight whiskey, 1874) is American English, first recorded 1856. As an adverb from c. 1300, "in a straight line, without swerving or deviating." Theatrical sense of "serious" (as opposed to popular or comic) is attested from 1895; vaudeville slang straight man first attested 1923.

Go straight in the underworld slang sense is from 1919; straighten up "become respectable" is from 1907. To play it straight is from 1906 in theater, 1907 in sports ("play fair"), with figurative extension; later perhaps also from jazz. Straight arrow "decent, conventional person" is 1969, from archetypal Native American brave name. Straight shooter is from 1928. Straight As "top grades" is from 1920.
straight (adj.2): "conventional," especially "heterosexual," 1941, a secondary sense evolved from straight (adj.1), probably suggested by straight and narrow path "course of conventional morality and law-abiding behavior," which is based on a misreading of Matt. vii:14 (where the gate is actually strait), and the other influence seems to be from strait-laced.
straight (n.): 1640s, "a level position," from straight (adj.1). From 1864 as "straight part of a race track." Poker sense attested from 1841. Meaning "conventional person" is first recorded 1967, from straight (adj.2).

考试真题

Then in the late 1500s,food scientists in the Netherlands cultivated large, straight, sweet, red carrots like the ones we eat today.

The rows of tea bushes are straight.

psychiatrist (心理医生) at the University of California, San Diego, said older people are more likely to suffer from broken sleep, while younger people are better at sleeping efficiently straight through the night.

It's about fifty-five miles southwest from here and the road is not at all straight.

Arriving guests could bypass the front desk and go straight to their rooms.

The-doctors response to the question of whether or not dogs can fall in love like humans do was a straight "Of course!" He went on to say that if love is defined as a long term commitment meaning dogs seek one another out when they're apart, they're happy

The Math Olympiad Summer Training Program is a three-week math camp held by the Mathematical Association of America that leads straight to the international championship and is free for those who make it.

Or you can be the honest type negotiator who's known to his partners in negotiation and always plays everything straight.

Swim straight into the same tank.

Honey, I'll be going straight to the theatre from work this evening.

Having your personal satellite launched into orbit might sound like an idea straight out of science fiction.

The film industry still functions as a straight, White, boy's club.

The reason for constructing the buildings from wood is probably that ideally proportioned straight and slender timber was available in large quantities in Scandinavia's vast pine forests.

Go straight ahead and walk about three blocks.

Instead, I ‘d head straight for Yangshuo.

It costs 150 dollars, and you can drive straight from the airport to your house.

Light typically travels in a straight line.

Meanwhile your eyes are telling you you're standing straight.

They have to stand up straight.

We tend to have a better memory for things that excite our senses or appeal to our emotions than for straight facts.

When an ant finds food, it produces a pheromone that will lead others straight to where the food is.

Demand comes mainly from two sources: independent mom-and-pop grocery stores which, unlike large retail chains, are too small to buy straight from producers, and food service operators that cater to consumers when they don’t eat at home.

When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August, his explanation was surprisingly straight up.

It reported a net loss of $5.6 billion for fiscal 2016, the 10th straight year its expenses have exceeded revenue.

Few of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone.

词组搭配

get something straight

make a situation clear, especially by reaching an understanding

弄清楚，搞懂

go straight

live an honest life after being a criminal

（罪犯）改邪归正，正直做人

a straight face

a blank or serious facial expression, especially when trying not to laugh

没有表情的脸；一本正经的脸；不露笑容的脸

my father &B{kept a straight face} when he joked.
我父亲开玩笑的时候板着面孔。

the straight and narrow

the honest and morally acceptable way of living

诚实道德的生活方式

he's making a real effort to get back on the straight and narrow.
他真的正在努力回到正道上来。

straight away

immediately

立刻，马上

a straight fight

(Brit.)a contest between just two opponents, especially in an election

(英)只有两个参赛选手的比赛（尤指竞选）

straight from the shoulder

(dated)(of a blow) swift and well delivered

(旧)（打击）又快又狠的

(of words) frank or direct

（话语）坦率的，直接的，直率的

sometimes he spoke straight from the shoulder and sometimes in puzzles.
有时候他说话非常直接，有时候却又让人非常迷惑。

straight off (或 out)

(informal)without hesitation or deliberation

(非正式)毫不迟疑地，不假思索地

Wendy drank half the bottle straight off.
温迪一口气喝了半瓶。

straight up informal 非正式

(Brit.)truthfully; honestly

(英)真实地，真正地

come on, Bert, I won't hurt you—straight up.
好了，伯特，我不会伤害你——真的。

(chiefly N. Amer.)unmixed; unadulterated

(主北美)纯的，不搀杂的

a dry Martini served straight up.
送上来的纯干马提尼酒。

straight up

Served without ice

无冰的

a martini straight up.
真正的不带冰的马丁尼酒

实用场景例句

Keep straight on for two miles.: 一直向前走两英里。

Can you stretch your arms out straighter?: 你能把胳膊伸得再直一些吗？

He was too tired to walk straight.: 他累得走都走不直了。

I can't shoot straight (= accurately) .: 我射不准。

She looked me straight in the eye.: 她直视着我。

Come straight home after school.: 放学后直接回家来。

I was so tired I went straight to bed.: 我太累，径直上床睡了。

She went straight from college to a top job.: 她大学一毕业就干上了一份优越的工作。

I'm going to the library straight after the class.: 我一下课就马上去图书馆。

Keep the boat in a straight line...: 让船保持直线航行。

Using the straight edge as a guide, trim the cloth to size...: 用直尺比照着，将布料裁剪成合适的尺寸。

Grace had long straight dark hair which she wore in a bun.: 格雷斯把一头长长的黑色直发盘成发髻。

The ball fell straight to the feet of Klinsmann...: 球直接落到了克林斯曼的脚上。

He finished his conversation and stood up, looking straight at me...: 他说完话站起来，直视着我。

As always, we went straight to the experts for advice...: 像往常一样，我们马上去找专家咨询。

We'll go to a meeting in Birmingham and come straight back.: 我们将去伯明翰参加会议，然后马上回来。

What a shifty arguer he is, refusing ever to give a straight answer.: 他真是个狡诈的辩论家，总是拒绝给出直截了当的回答。

They'd won 12 straight games before they lost.: 他们在输掉比赛之前已连续赢了12场。

It's a straight choice between low-paid jobs and no jobs...: 只有两个选择：要么是报酬很低的工作，要么就是失业。

Each has several times beaten the other in a straight fight.: 双方都曾在单打比赛中击败过对方几次。

Dorothy was described as a very straight woman, a very strict Christian who was married to her job.: 多萝西被形容成一个非常正统的女人，一个尽职尽责、非常虔诚的基督徒。

His sexual orientation was a lot more gay than straight...: 从他的性取向来看，他不像异性恋，更像个同性恋。

Marty of New York describes herself as a straight female.: 纽约的马蒂称自己不是女同性恋者。

...a large straight whiskey without ice...: 不加冰的大杯纯威士忌

Children should not drink fruit juices straight.: 儿童不应该喝纯果汁。

Our cars were clearly too slow along the straights...: 我们的赛车在直道上跑得显然太慢了。

I went to overtake him on the back straight on the last lap.: 最后一圈时我在非终点直道上超过了他。

You need to get your facts straight...: 你需要讲清楚你的情况。

Let's get things straight. I didn't lunch with her.: 咱们把事情说清楚。我没有和她一起吃午饭。

All her efforts to keep him on the straight and narrow have been rewarded.: 她为了让他走正道所作出的一切努力都得到了回报。