英语词汇“straight”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词

straight

例句

adverb | adjective

straightstraight1 /streɪt/ adverb 1 without doing anything else first► straight

immediately, without doing anything else first:

I was tired, so I went straight to bed when I got home.

He went straight home after school.

► directly

without doing anything else first. Directly sounds more formal than straight:

He had gone directly from high school to university.

► right

immediately, and without any delay:

Come home right after school. Don't go to Dan's house today.

I need you here right away!

2 in a direction that is not curved, and usually with nothing in between► straight

in a line or direction that is not curved or bent, especially when there is nothing in between one person or thing and another:

She looked straight at me.

The book was on the table straight in front of you - how could you miss it?

► right

exactly in a position or place, with nothing in between:

My uncle's house is right next to ours.

► directly

directly means the same as right but sounds more formal:

The girl was sitting directly opposite him.

adverb | adjective

straightstraight2 /streɪt/ adjective 1 not bent or at an angle► straight

not bent or curved, and not at an angle:

Use a ruler to draw a straight line.

None of the pictures on the walls were straight.

► level

flat and having no part higher than any other part:

Make sure the shelves are level before you put the screws in the wall.

► upright

straight up, and not lying flat or leaning:

Stand the books upright on the shelves, in alphabetical order.

2 happening one after another► straight

happening one after the other:

The team has had five straight wins.

We had ten straight days of rain.

► consecutive

consecutive means the same as straight but sounds more formal:

Crops have been badly affected by three consecutive years of very little rain.

► in a row

one after the other:

I've eaten at restaurants for three nights in a row, so I'm going to stay home tonight.

➔ GRAMMAR: You put in a row after the noun.

ADVERBS: straightYou can make the adjective consecutive into an adverb by using an -ly ending: Crops have been badly affected for three years consecutively.

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