directly

Word family  noun direction directness director adjective direct ≠ indirect verb direct redirect adverb directly ≠ indirectly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++di·rect·ly1 /dəˈrektli, daɪ-/ ●●● S2 W2 adverb  1  PERSONALLY/YOURSELFwith no other person, action, process etc between 直接地 OPP indirectly The new property tax law won’t directly affect us. 新的财产税法不会直接影响到我们。 We hope to bring together the countries directly involved in the conflict. 我们希望让直接卷入冲突的各国重归于好。directly to/from Application for admission to this course should be made directly to the University. 想加入这门课程应该直接向大学申请。► see thesaurus at exactly2  COMPLETELYexactly in a particular position or direction 恰好，正好 SYN rightdirectly in front of/behind/under etc something It was a small house, directly behind the church. 那是一所小房子，在教堂的正后面。 The girl was sitting directly opposite him. 那女孩坐在他正对面。 Have you noticed how he never looks directly at you? 你有没有注意到他从未直视过你？3  speak/ask/answer etc directly EXACTto say exactly what you mean without trying to hide anything 坦率地[直截了当地]说/问/回答等 Jeff has a job in mind, but refuses to say directly what it is. 关于工作杰夫心里已经有了目标，只是不肯直接说出来是什么。4  SOON British English old-fashioned very soon 很快地 He should be here directly, if you don’t mind waiting. 如果你不介意等一会儿，他应该很快就会到的。5. IMMEDIATELY British English old-fashioned immediately 立即

Examples from the Corpus

directly• The new law won't affect us directly.• It also provided some of the strongest evidence to date that Sellafield did directly and routinely harm people's health.• Have you noticed how he never looks directly at you?• Mike and his wife sat directly behind us.• It prescribes, directly for them, a rule of evidence not to be departed from.• New evidence directly linked Nathanson to the killing.• If the outlet is directly over the pipe, simply cut the pipe to length and push it over the outlet connection.• The 800 number led directly to central reservations -- normally a toll call.• Frankly, he did not suppose Adam had had anything directly to do with this at all.• Cindy experienced directly what it meant to coach and advise, and saw that it worked.• When asked directly what were their visions of Howdendyke's future, interviewees made fairly consistent replies.directly to/from• You may have received this leaflet directly from a solicitor.• The top line-cash collections from sales comes directly from Exhibit 7. 5, the cash collections forecast.• Its door could be opened from the inside and led directly to the corridor.• The money generated by Pemex, both in profits and taxes, goes directly to the federal government.• He counted three formations directly to the front.• Normally when she came here she and her friends went directly to the restaurant of their choice.• A good part of the difficulty is derived directly from the structure of social and cultural values discussed earlier in this book.directly in front of/behind/under etc something• Even if he stood directly in front of him, he doubted that Stillman would be able to see him.• He stood and moved directly in front of the window to get a better view.• I watched as the boat, propelled by a solitary oarsman, turned into the shore almost directly in front of me.• In the row directly in front of us sat a father and his young daughter.• Like talking to her, like directly in front of her face.• She was outstripping him when he rolled one of the apples directly in front of her.• The truck sank with a loud gurgle to mid-window, then settled into the mud directly in front of the loading ramp.• They double-parked their Thunderbird directly in front of the box office and climbed out briskly.directly2 conjunction British English old-fashioned  SOONas soon as 一…就… I came directly I got your message. 我收到你的口信就立刻来了。

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directly

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di‧rect‧ly¹ S2 W2 /dəˈrektli, dɪˈrektli, daɪ-/ adverb1. with no other person, action, process etc between
   OPP  indirectly:
    The new property tax law won’t directly affect us.
    We hope to bring together the countries directly involved in the conflict.
    directly to/from
    Application for admission to this course should be made directly to the University.
2. exactly in a particular position or direction
   SYN  right
    directly in front of/behind/under etc something
    It was a small house, directly behind the church.
    The girl was sitting directly opposite him.
    Have you noticed how he never looks directly at you?
3. speak/ask/answer etc directly to say exactly what you mean without trying to hide anything:
    Jeff has a job in mind, but refuses to say directly what it is.
4. British English old-fashioned very soon:
    He should be here directly, if you don’t mind waiting.
5. British English old-fashioned immediately
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ exactly used when emphasizing that something is no more and no less than a number or amount, or is completely correct in every detail: The bill came to exactly $1,000. | Police are still trying to find out exactly how the accident happened.
   ▪ precisely exactly – used when it is important to be sure that something is completely correct in every detail: We need to know precisely how much this is going to cost. | Can you tell us precisely where he is? | What precisely do you mean by ‘relativity’?
   ▪ just especially spoken exactly – used especially when saying that things are exactly right, exactly the same, or exactly in a particular position: The frame is just the right size for the picture. | He and his brother are just the same. | The hotel is just next to the station. | A new handbag! That’s just what I wanted.
   ▪ right exactly in a particular position or direction: The ball hit me right in the eye! | There’s the house, right in front of you. | I got a mosquito bite right on the end of my nose. | He sat down right beside her.
   ▪ directly exactly in a particular position or direction Directly is more formal than right: Amy was sitting directly opposite me.
   ▪ on the dot informal at exactly a particular time, and no earlier or later than that time: She always leaves the office at 5.30 p.m. on the dot.
   ▪ bang British English informal exactly – used especially in the following very informal expressions: The train was bang on time. | The shot was bang on target. | Cockatoo Island is right bang in the middle of Sydney harbour.

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directly² conjunction British English old-fashioned
as soon as:
    I came directly I got your message.