straight

adv

1. 笔直地；平正地

• The smoke rose straight up. 烟笔直向上升起。

• He was so tired that he couldn't stand straight. 他累得都站不直了。

• Hang the picture straight. 把画挂正。

2. 立即，马上

• Let's get straight down to business. 我们赶快开始干活吧。

• Go straight home. 直接回家。

3. 连续不断地

• He had been without sleep for three days straight. 他已经连续三天没睡觉了。

• We have worked for four months straight. 我们已经连续工作4个月了。

4. 开诚布公地；直截了当地

• come straight to the point 开门见山

• I'll tell him straight to his face what I am thinking. 我要当面告诉他我的想法。

5. 清楚地，准确地

• I can't think straight. 我无法清楚地思考。

• see straight 看得准

词组go straight 非正式 改邪归正

• The two addicts were trying to go straight. 两个瘾君子正在努力改邪归正重新做人。

straight away 马上，直截了当地 straight from the shoulder 见shoulder straight off 马上，立即

• The teacher asked the students to go home straight off after the school is over. 老师要求学生放学后立即回家。

straight out 直截了当地

• I told him straight out that he was talking nonsense. 我直截了当地告诉他他在说胡话。

straight up 英口 确实地，真正地

• I gave the beggar $100, straight up! 我给了乞丐100美元，真的!