| 单词 | direction |
| 释义 | direction (once / 46 pages) n When you put something together, it's usually best to follow each direction — that is, each step in the instructions for how to do it — so that you put it together correctly. Or, you could just start putting it together, only to discover that you have extra pieces. The noun direction has several meanings. It can be an order given, as in, "Here are your directions: pick up your toys and make the bed!" Direction can also be something that points out a route as when you ask for directions to the lake. The course leading to a certain point is also a direction so you need to go in a southerly direction for ten miles, and then turn left at the giant chicken sign. WORD FAMILYdirection: directional, directionless, directions, indirection, self-direction+/bidirectional: bidirectionally/directional: bidirectional, directionality, directionally/indirection: indirections USAGE EXAMPLESPegula defended the Bills at a time critics are questioning the team’s direction. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Fragmentation caused by government action would be less of a concern if other factors were not also pushing in the same direction. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) At the least, she thinks, it would be a step in the right direction. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a line leading to a place or point he looked the other direction Syn|Hypo|Hyper way aim, bearing, heading the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies course, trendgeneral line of orientation east-west directionin a direction parallel with lines of latitude north-south directionin a direction parallel with lines of longitude qiblathe direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers tendency, trenda general direction in which something tends to move tackthe heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails itinerary, path, route an established line of travel or access 2n the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves he checked the direction and velocity of the wind Hypo|Hyper frontage the direction in which something (such as a building) faces orientationposition or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions oppositiona direction opposite to another windwardthe direction from which the wind is coming leewardthe direction in which the wind is blowing seawardthe direction toward the sea compass point, pointany of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass compass north, magnetic north, norththe direction in which a compass needle points norththe direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point northeastthe direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point eastthe direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point southeastthe direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point souththe direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point southwestthe direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point westthe direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point northwestthe direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point attitudeposition of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion) horizontalsomething that is oriented horizontally verticalsomething that is oriented vertically orthogonal opposition, orthogonality, perpendicularitythe relation of opposition between things at right angles antipodal, antipodal opposition, diametrical oppositionthe relation of opposition along a diameter enantiomorphism, mirror-image relationthe relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one another to windward, weather side, weatherboard, windward sidethe side toward the wind leeward side, to leewardthe side sheltered from the wind quarterone of the four major division of the compass cardinal compass pointone of the four main compass points NbE, north by eastthe compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north NNE, nor'-nor'-east, north northeastthe compass point that is midway between north and northeast NEbN, northeast by norththe compass point that is one point north of northeast NE, nor'-east, northeast, northeastwardthe compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees NEbE, northeast by eastthe compass point that is one point east of northeast ENE, east northeastthe compass point midway between northeast and east EbN, east by norththe compass point that is one point north of due east EbS, east by souththe compass point that is one point south of due east ESE, east southeastthe compass point midway between east and southeast SEbE, southeast by eastthe compass point that is one point east of southeast SE, sou'-east, southeast, southeastwardthe compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees SEbS, southeast by souththe compass point that is one point south of southeast SSE, sou'-sou'-east, south southeastthe compass point midway between south and southeast SbE, south by eastthe compass point that is one point east of due south SbW, south by westthe compass point that is one point west of due south SSW, sou'-sou'-west, south southwestthe compass point midway between south and southwest SWbS, southwest by souththe compass point that is one point south of southwest SW, sou'-west, southwest, southwestwardthe compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees SWbW, southwest by westthe compass point that is one point west of southwest WSW, west southwestthe compass point midway between west and southwest WbS, west by souththe compass point that is one point south of due west WbN, west by norththe compass point that is one point north of due west WNW, west northwestthe compass point midway between west and northwest NWbW, northwest by westthe compass point that is one point west of northwest NW, nor'-west, northwest, northwestwardthe compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees NWbN, northwest by norththe compass point that is one point north of northwest NNW, nor'-nor'-west, north northwestthe compass point that is midway between north and northwest NbW, north by westthe compass point that is one point west of due north position, spatial relation the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated 3n a general course along which something has a tendency to develop I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts his ideals determined the direction of his career they proposed a new direction for the firm Hypo|Hyper tenor a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life disposition, inclination, tendency an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others 4n a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something Syn|Hypo|Hyper charge, commission misdirection an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge bid, bidding, command, dictation an authoritative direction or instruction to do something 5n something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action Syn|Hypo|Hyper counsel, counseling, counselling, guidance guideline, road map a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action career counselingcounseling on career opportunities cynosuresomething that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners) genetic counselingguidance for prospective parents on the likelihood of genetic disorders in their future children marriage counselingcounseling on marital problems and disagreements confidential information, hint, lead, steer, tip, windan indication of potential opportunity content, message, subject matter, substance what a communication that is about something is about 6n a message describing how something is to be done he gave directions faster than she could follow them Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper instruction Robert's Rules of Order a book of rules for presiding over a meeting; written by Henry M. Martin in 1876 and subsequently updated through many editions rule any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order prescript, ruleprescribed guide for conduct or action rubricdirections for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book) misdirectionincorrect directions or instructions address, destination, name and addresswritten directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location markupdetailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics) prescriptiondirections prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions formula, recipedirections for making something ruledirections that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted stage directionan instruction written as part of the script of a play styleeditorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display system commanda computer user's instruction (not part of a program) that calls for action by the computer's executive program bylawa rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members rubrican authoritative rule of conduct or procedure order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rules of ordera body of rules followed by an assembly rule of evidence(law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved Miranda rulethe rule that police (when interrogating you after an arrest) are obliged to warn you that anything you say may be used as evidence and to read you your constitutional rights (the right to a lawyer and the right to remain silent until advised by a lawyer) precept, principlerule of personal conduct golden ruleany important rule GIGO(computer science) a rule stating that the quality of the output is a function of the quality of the input; put garbage in and you get garbage out dictatean authoritative rule ordinance, regulationan authoritative rule canona rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy etiquetterules governing socially acceptable behavior communications protocol, protocol(computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data return addressthe address of the sender of a letter or parcel indicating where it should be returned if it cannot be delivered ground rule(baseball) a special rule (as in baseball) dealing with situations that arise due to the nature of the playing grounds content, message, subject matter, substance what a communication that is about something is about 7n the act of setting and holding a course a new council was installed under the direction of the king Syn|Hypo|Hyper guidance, steering driving the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal aimthe action of directing something at an object navigation, pilotage, pilotingthe guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place celestial guidancea method of controlling the flight of a missile or spacecraft by reference to the positions of celestial bodies inertial guidance, inertial navigationa method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces command guidancea method of controlling the flight of a missile by commands originating from the ground or from another missile terrestrial guidancea method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to the strength and direction of the earth's gravitational field motoringthe act of driving an automobile instrument flyingnavigation of an airplane solely by instruments astronavigation, celestial navigationnavigating according to the positions of the stars dead reckoningnavigation without the aid of celestial observations control the activity of managing or exerting control over something 8n the concentration of attention or energy on something he had no direction in his life Syn|Hypo|Hyper centering, focal point, focus, focusing, focussing particularism a focus on something particular absorption, concentration, engrossment, immersion complete attention; intense mental effort 9n the act of managing something is the direction of the economy a function of government? Syn|Hypo|Hyper management conducting the direction of an orchestra or choir database managementcreation and maintenance of a database financethe management of money and credit and banking and investments homemakingthe management of a household misconductbad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf misdirection, mismanagementmanagement that is careless or inefficient handling, treatmentthe management of someone or something oversight, superintendence, supervising, supervisionmanagement by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group administration, disposala method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) authorisation, authorization, empowermentthe act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant disenfranchisementthe act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise canalisation, canalization, channelisation, channelizationmanagement through specified channels of communication guidance, steeringthe act of guiding or showing the way bankingengaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc. screwupthe complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation bioremediationthe act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances dealingmethod or manner of conduct in relation to others invigilationkeeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating conductingthe way of administering a business line managementadministration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's output organisation, organizationthe act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business runningthe act of administering or being in charge of something polityshrewd or crafty management of public affairs sanctionthe act of final authorization licence, license, permission, permitthe act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization certification, enfranchisementthe act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on commission, commissioningthe act of granting authority to undertake certain functions delegating, delegation, deputation, relegating, relegationauthorizing subordinates to make certain decisions loan approvalformal authorization to get a loan (usually from a bank) rubber stamproutine authorization of an action without questions social control control exerted (actively or passively) by group action |
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