英语词汇“directly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	directly
释义	di·rect·ly I. \də̇ˈrek(t)lē or -li or (rapid in senses other than 6) ˈdre- or (esp in senses other than 6) (ˈ)di\|re-; in sense 6 often ˈdrekl- in both the US & England and chiefly substand South təˈrekl-\ adverb Etymology: Middle English, from direct (II) + -ly 1. a. : without any intervening space or time : next in order : squarely, exactly < directly opposite the city hall > < directly in the center of the room > < during the decade directly before his birth > < he holds a position directly below that of the president > b. : in a straight line : without deviation of course < the turnpike here runs directly east and west > < a dredged channel allows boats to get in and out directly > : by the shortest way < we headed directly into the mountain country > 2. a. : straight on along a definite course of action without deflection or slackening < proceeds to go directly to a children's hospital > < the problem being directly attacked > < directly or by the most circuitous routes the fountain of happiness is what all living entities fumble and grope toward — J.C.Powys > b. : purposefully or decidedly and straight to the mark < directly engaged in replacing muscle power with machine power > : in a straightforward manner without hesitation, circumlocution, or equivocation : plainly and not by implication < he directly criticizes contemporary society > : in unmistakable terms : unqualifiedly < deals directly with the stated purpose of the book — Stanley Newman > c. : without divergence from the source or the original < that the only valid method of painting was to paint directly from nature and to imitate nature as closely as possible — Michael Kitson > d. : simultaneously and exactly or equally < that certain types of costs are neither directly variable with output nor entirely fixed — Harold Koontz & Cyril O'Donnell > 3. : in close relational proximity < increased interest in art may be directly traceable to present easy and lucrative employment > < new evidence bearing directly on the question of guilt > < directly concerned in the founding of the university > 4. a. : without any intervening agency or instrumentality or determining influence : without any intermediate step < writes directly in Spanish > < paints directly on canvas > < take part in the government either directly or through freely chosen representatives > b. : in the exact words of the original : verbatim < permitted to take notes but enjoined not to quote anything directly > 5. a. : in independent action without any sharing of authority or responsibility < the initial steps in the process of demilitarization and democratization were handled directly by the American occupying forces — C.E.Black & E.C.Helmreich > b. : face-to-face : in person < dealing directly with the strikers > 6. a. : without a moment's delay : at once : immediately < get a doctor directly > b. : after a little : in a little while : shortly, presently < we'll discuss that directly; first we must act on this motion > II. \like sense 6 of directly I\ conjunction chiefly Britain : immediately after : as soon as < apparently written directly their agreement was made — K.J.Fielding > < directlywe enter it we breast some new wave of emotion — Virginia Woolf >
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