| 单词 | straight |
| 释义 | straight adj., n., & adv. --adj 1. a extending uniformly in the same direction; without a curve or bend etc. b Geom. (of a line) lying on the shortest path between any two of its points. 2. successive, uninterrupted (three straight wins). 3. in proper order or place or condition; duly arranged; level, symmetrical (is the picture straight?; put things straight). 4. honest, candid; not evasive (a straight answer). 5. (of thinking etc.) logical, unemotional. 6. (of drama etc.) serious as opposed to popular or comic; employing the conventional techniques of its art form. 7. a unmodified. b (of a drink) undiluted. 8. colloq. (of music) classical. 9. colloq. a (of a person etc.) conventional or respectable. b heterosexual. 10. (of an arch) flat-topped. 11. (of a person's back) not bowed. 12. (of the hair) not curly or wavy. 13. (of a knee) not bent. 14. (of the legs) not bandy or knock-kneed. 15. (of a garment) not flared. 16. coming direct from its source. 17. (of an aim, look, blow, or course) going direct to the mark. --n 1. the straight part of something, esp. the concluding stretch of a racecourse. 2. a straight condition. 3. a sequence of five cards in poker. 4. colloq. a conventional person; a heterosexual. --adv 1. in a straight line; direct; without deviation or hesitation or circumlocution (came straight from Paris; I told them straight). 2. in the right direction, with a good aim (shoot straight). 3. correctly (can't see straight). 4. archaic at once or immediately. Phrases and idioms go straight live an honest life after being a criminal. the straight and narrow morally correct behaviour. straight angle an angle of 180(0). straight away at once; immediately. straight-bred not cross-bred. straight-cut (of tobacco) cut lengthwise into long silky fibres. straight-edge a bar with one edge accurately straight, used for testing. straight-eight 1. an internal-combustion engine with eight cylinders in line. 2. a vehicle having this. straight eye the ability to detect deviation from the straight. straight face an intentionally expressionless face, esp. avoiding a smile though amused. straight-faced having a straight face. straight fight Brit. Polit. a direct contest between two candidates. straight flush see FLUSH(3). straight from the shoulder 1. (of a blow) well delivered. 2. (of a verbal attack) frank or direct. straight man a comedian's stooge. straight off colloq. without hesitation, deliberation, etc. (cannot tell you straight off). straight-out US 1. uncompromising. 2. straightforward, genuine. straight razor US a cutthroat razor. Derivatives straightly adv. straightness n. Etymology: ME, past part. of STRETCH |
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