straight

Word family  noun straight adjective straight verb straighten adverb straight

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++straight1 /streɪt/ ●●● S1 W2 adverb  1  in a straight line 成直线地STRAIGHT in a line or direction that is not curved or bent 笔直地，成直线地straight ahead/at/down/in front of etc The book is on the table straight in front of you. 那本书就在你面前的桌子上。 She was looking straight at me. 她直直地看着我。 Terry was so tired he couldn’t walk straight. 特里累得路都走不直了。 He was sitting with his legs stretched straight out in front of him. 他坐着，两条腿向前伸得直直的。 →5  See picture of straight 正的, crooked 歪的2  position 位置 in a level or correct position 直；平正地5 He stopped in front of the mirror to put his tie straight.他在镜子前停下来，把领带拉正。 Sit up straight, don’t slouch. 坐直了，别歪歪斜斜的。3  immediately 立即IMMEDIATELY immediately, without delay, or without doing anything else first 立即；径直，不延误地straight to/up/down/back etc I went straight up to bed. 我直接上了床。 Go straight home and tell your mother. 马上回家告诉你妈妈。straight after I’ve got a meeting straight after lunch. 我午饭后马上得去开会。 I think I should get straight to the point. 我想我还是直接说正题吧。4  one after the other 一个接一个SERIES happening one after the other in a series 连续地 He’s been without sleep now for three days straight. 他已经连续三天没有睡觉了。5  honest 诚实的HONEST (also straight out) if you say or ask something straight, you say it in an honest direct way, without trying to hide your meaning 直率地，诚实地 I just told him straight that I wouldn’t do it. 我就直接告诉他我不会做这事。 She came straight out with it and said she was leaving. 她直截了当地说她要走了。 I hope, for your sake, you’re playing it straight (=being honest). 为了你自己，我希望你说实话。 I told him straight to his face (=speaking directly to him) what I thought of him. 我当面告诉他我对他的看法。6  think/see straight if you cannot think or see straight, you cannot think or see clearly 清楚地思考/看见 Turn the radio down – I can’t think straight. 把收音机的音量调小点，我没法好好思考了。7  straight away  (also straight off) British English spokenIMMEDIATELY immediately or without delay 立即，立刻，马上 I phoned my mum straight away. 我马上给妈妈打了电话。8  go straight informalHONEST to stop being a criminal and live an honest life 改邪归正，重新做人 Tony’s been trying to go straight for about six months. 大约六个月了，托尼一直在努力改邪归正。9  straight up spoken a) SERIOUS/NOT JOKINGused to ask someone if they are telling the truth 真的吗〔用于询问某人是否在说实话〕 Straight up? Did you really pay that much for it? 真的吗？买这东西你真的花了那么多钱？ b) TRUEused to emphasize that what you are saying is true 的确，真的〔用于强调自己说的是实话〕 No, straight up, I’ve never seen him before. 没有，不骗你，我以前从没见过他。10. straight from the shoulder British English informal if someone speaks straight from the shoulder, they say things in a very direct way, without trying to be polite 直截了当地，坦诚地

Examples from the Corpus

straight• Harry was so drunk he couldn't see straight.• It's rained for eight days straight.• Terry was so drunk he couldn't walk straight.• His gaze appeared to be fixed straight ahead, and he seemed utterly at peace with himself and his surroundings.• If you look straight ahead, you'll see the church in the distance.• Serve immediately straight from the soufflé dish.• Course two hundred ten degrees straight in for the central promontory.• Jane was walking purposefully along the hall, straight towards us.• When at last it came, he carried it straight up to his bedroom and hid it under the wardrobe.straight ahead/at/down/in front of etc• On the street straight in front of the hotel.straight to/up/down/back etc• The Well of Loneliness: Absinthe, straight up.• Perhaps he was going to punch it straight back at the batsman.• Switching on leads you straight to Channel 2.• It is down, straight down, into the rank and file, and there is nothing to break the fall.• About 25 of us arrived and went straight to the beer tent, where we spent quite some time.• They know that we send them straight to the cells at An Dap now, nomatterhow badly they injure themselves.• Then on Monday the chauffeur drove them straight to the theatre for the show.came straight out with it• They came straight out with it: they wanted to supply all the spirits for the club - at very reasonable prices.

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ldoce_320_cstraight2 ●●● S2 W3 adjective (comparative straighter, superlative straightest)  1  not bending or curving 不弯曲的STRAIGHT something that is straight does not bend or curve （笔）直的 a long, straight road 一条笔直的长路 Try to keep your legs straight. 尽量把腿伸直。 Always lift with a straight back. 提东西的时候，一定要把背挺直。 her long, straight black hair 她又长又直的黑发 They sat down in a straight line. 他们坐成一直溜儿。 The road was dead straight (=completely straight). 那条路是笔直的。 →5 see picture at 见图 hairstyle2  level/upright 平正的/竖直的VERTICAL level or upright, and not leaning to one side 平正的，端正的；竖直的 Is my tie straight? 我的领带正不正？ straight white teeth 整齐洁白的牙齿3  truthful 诚实的HONEST honest and truthful 诚实的；真实的 I’d like a straight answer please. 请给我一个诚实的回答。 Just give me a straight yes or no. 坦白地回答我是或不是。 I think it’s time for some straight talk now. 我认为现在应该开诚布公地谈一谈了。be straight with somebody I wish you’d just be straight with me. 我希望你能对我说实话。► see thesaurus at honest4  one after another 一个接一个的 [only before noun]SERIES happening immediately one after another in a series 一个接一个的，连续的 The team now has an amazing record of 43 straight wins. 这个队现在保持着43场连胜的惊人纪录。5  tidy 整齐的 [not before noun]TIDY a room that is straight is clean and tidy and everything is in its proper place 整洁的，整齐的，有条理的 It took me two hours to get the house straight. 我花了两小时才把屋子整理干净。6  get something straight spokenUNDERSTAND to understand the facts of a situation and be able to tell them correctly 清楚无误地了解情况；弄清楚某事 I wanted to get the facts straight. 我想把事实弄清楚。 Let me get this straight – Tom sold the car and gave you the money? 让我先把这件事弄清楚——汤姆卖掉汽车，把钱给了你？7  set/put somebody straight UNDERSTANDto make someone understand the true facts about a situation 使某人正确了解事实，使某人弄清楚情况 Tell him to ask Ruth – she’ll put him straight. 叫他去问露丝——她会跟他说清楚的。8  straight face SERIOUS/NOT JOKINGif you have a straight face, you are not laughing or smiling even though you would like to 严肃的表情〔指忍住不笑〕 I found it very difficult to keep a straight face. 我觉得很难板住脸不笑。9. sexual choice 性取向 informalHOMOSEXUAL someone who is straight is attracted to people of the opposite sex 异性恋的 SYN heterosexual10  alcoholic drink 酒DFD a straight alcoholic drink has no water or any other drink added to it 纯的，不加水[其他饮料]的 a straight whisky 不掺水的威士忌11  not owing money 不欠债的 [not before noun]OWE# spoken if two people are straight, they no longer owe money to each other 互不欠债的 If you give me £10, then we’re straight. 你给我十英镑，我们就两不相欠了。12  choice/exchange 选择/交换CHOOSE [only before noun] a straight choice or exchange is between only two possible choices or things 在两者之间作选择的，非此即彼的 It was a straight choice between my career or my family. 在事业和家庭之间，我只能选择其一。 We did a straight swap – one of my cards for one of his. 我们作了互换——我的一张牌换他的一张。13  fight/competition 斗争/竞赛 [only before noun] a straight fight or competition is between only two people 〔斗争或竞争〕仅在两人之间展开的，一对一的 The election is now a straight fight between Labour and the Conservatives. 这场大选现在是工党和保守党之争。14. normal 正常的 informalBORING someone who is straight behaves in a way that is accepted as normal by many people but which you think is boring 一本正经的15. not funny 无趣的 a straight actor or character does not try to make people laugh 〔演员或角色〕正统的，严肃的16  only one type 只有一种的 completely one particular type of something 纯正的，纯粹的 It’s not a straight historical novel. 它不是纯粹的历史小说。17. drugs 毒品 informalDRUG someone who is straight does not take illegal drugs 不吸毒的 → set/put the record straight at record1

Examples from the Corpus

straight• I can't stand it when your friends come to visit - they're so straight.• I like my vodka straight.• Paul's quite nice but he's awfully straight.• Her hair is blonde and very straight.• Here's your dollar back - now we're straight.• I've asked several people what happened, but no one will give me a straight answer.• Anne loved Rome, with its open spaces and long straight avenues.• She's straight but she's got a lot of lesbian friends.• The road ran dead straight for 50 miles across the desert.• He will miss his second straight game when the Kings play Edmonton tonight at the Forum.• Johnston has played in 149 straight games and started in 90 of the last 91.• The New York Rangers have won seven straight games.• Tony Blair stated that he was 'a pretty straight kind of guy'.• She realized that she wasn't walking in a straight line and was unsteady on her feet.• It is a closely-packed map with hardly a straight line or an empty space in it.• All the posts stood erect and unblemished in a dead straight line.• a straight line• First, draw two straight lines across the page using a ruler.• Straight men often feel nervous in the company of gays.• How difficult, they reasoned, could a straight quarter-mile be compared to driving 500 miles on an oval track?• The crash occurred on a straight section of the highway.• How about a straight swap, my "U2" album for this one?• straight teeth• I don't care what you've done, Mike - just be straight with me.• Did you do it? Just give me a straight yes or no.in a straight line• Because it was attached to the straw and the string, it went in a straight line.• The snow had come down the mountain and now met us on the road, sailing toward us in straight lines.• They are like crayfish, unable to walk in a straight line.• They followed rivers for convenience, then struck out in a straight line, bisecting mountain ranges, cutting watersheds in half.• Photographs showed it to consist of twenty or more radiant pieces in a straight line, embedded inside an extensive bright cloud.• He blasted it and it went in a straight line from his foot to the top right hand corner.• So they must have thought they were still going in a straight line heading for the bullseye.• All objects have a propensity to move in straight lines, upwards or downwards, towards their natural place.straight answer• Now that was a straight answer.• Then I want a straight answer.• You just have to give a straight answer.• Tommy gave straight answers and expected them in return.• I also want a straight answer on Charlie Northrup.• Designed to provide a straight answer to a straight question as fast as possible.get ... straight• And Sandy helped me decide that I was gon na get it straight.• I'd better go and get it straight.• Let me see if I get this straight.• We got attention straight away, we got some kind of profile very easily.• Mr Cable should get his facts straight before he makes false allegations.• He tried to get his mind straight, hold his bearings from veering off further.• He never quite got anything straight or complete in his mind.• Let's get straight to the jelly.straight choice• Jack had been faced with a straight choice and he had chosen his career.• Given a straight choice, I'd rather sit by a slug.

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straight3 noun  1. [singular] especially British EnglishDS the straight part of a racetrack 〔跑道的〕直道（部分）2. the straight and narrow old-fashionedHONEST an honest and morally good way of life 循规蹈矩[安分守己]的生活3. [countable] informalHOMOSEXUAL# someone who is attracted to people of the opposite sex 异性恋者 OPP gay

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straight• Wittman wrote: Much of our sexuality has been perverted through mimicry of straights, and warped from self-hatred.From Longman Business Dictionarystraightstraight /streɪt/ adjective honest and truthfulbe/play straight with somebodyOn this question, neither candidate has played straight with the voters.Origin straight2 (1300-1400) From an old past participle of stretch

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straight¹ S1 W2 /streɪt/ adverb1.  IN A STRAIGHT LINE in a line or direction that is not curved or bent
    straight ahead/at/down/in front of etc
    The book is on the table straight in front of you.
    She was looking straight at me.
    Terry was so tired he couldn’t walk straight.
    He was sitting with his legs stretched straight out in front of him.
2.  POSITION in a level or correct position:
    He stopped in front of the mirror to put his tie straight.
    Sit up straight, don’t slouch.
3.  IMMEDIATELY immediately, without delay, or without doing anything else first
    straight to/up/down/back etc
    I went straight up to bed.
    Go straight home and tell your mother.
    straight after
    I’ve got a meeting straight after lunch.
    I think I should get straight to the point.
4.  ONE AFTER THE OTHER happening one after the other in a series:
    He’s been without sleep now for three days straight.
5.  HONEST (also straight out) if you say or ask something straight, you say it in an honest direct way, without trying to hide your meaning:
    I just told him straight that I wouldn’t do it.
    She came straight out with it and said she was leaving.
    I hope, for your sake, you’re playing it straight (=being honest).
    I told him straight to his face (=speaking directly to him) what I thought of him.
6. think/see straight if you cannot think or see straight, you cannot think or see clearly:
    Turn the radio down – I can’t think straight.
7. straight away (also straight off) British English spoken immediately or without delay:
    I phoned my mum straight away.
8. go straight informal to stop being a criminal and live an honest life:
    Tony’s been trying to go straight for about six months.
9. straight up spoken
  a. used to ask someone if they are telling the truth:
    Straight up? Did you really pay that much for it?
  b. used to emphasize that what you are saying is true:
    No, straight up, I’ve never seen him before.
10. straight from the shoulder British English informal if someone speaks straight from the shoulder, they say things in a very direct way, without trying to be polite

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straight² S2 W3 adjective (comparative straighter, superlative straightest)1.  NOT BENDING OR CURVING something that is straight does not bend or curve:
    a long, straight road
    Try to keep your legs straight.
    Always lift with a straight back.
    her long, straight black hair
    They sat down in a straight line.
    The road was dead straight (=completely straight).
2.  LEVEL/UPRIGHT level or upright, and not leaning to one side:
    Is my tie straight?
    straight white teeth
3.  TRUTHFUL honest and truthful:
    I’d like a straight answer please.
    Just give me a straight yes or no.
    I think it’s time for some straight talk now.
    be straight with somebody
    I wish you’d just be straight with me.
4.  ONE AFTER ANOTHER  [only before noun] happening immediately one after another in a series:
    The team now has an amazing record of 43 straight wins.
5.  TIDY  [not before noun] a room that is straight is clean and tidy and everything is in its proper place:
    It took me two hours to get the house straight.
6. get something straight spoken to understand the facts of a situation and be able to tell them correctly:
    I wanted to get the facts straight.
    Let me get this straight – Tom sold the car and gave you the money?
7. set/put somebody straight to make someone understand the true facts about a situation:
    Tell him to ask Ruth – she’ll put him straight.
8. straight face if you have a straight face, you are not laughing or smiling even though you would like to:
    I found it very difficult to keep a straight face.
9.  SEXUAL CHOICE informal someone who is straight is attracted to people of the opposite sex
   SYN  heterosexual
10.  ALCOHOLIC DRINK a straight alcoholic drink has no water or any other drink added to it:
    a straight whisky
11.  NOT OWING MONEY  [not before noun] spoken if two people are straight, they no longer owe money to each other:
    If you give me £10, then we’re straight.
12.  CHOICE/EXCHANGE  [only before noun] a straight choice or exchange is between only two possible choices or things:
    It was a straight choice between my career or my family.
    We did a straight swap – one of my cards for one of his.
13.  FIGHT/COMPETITION  [only before noun] a straight fight or competition is between only two people:
    The election is now a straight fight between Labour and the Conservatives.
14.  NORMAL informal someone who is straight behaves in a way that is accepted as normal by many people but which you think is boring
15.  NOT FUNNY a straight actor or character does not try to make people laugh
16.  ONLY ONE TYPE completely one particular type of something:
    It’s not a straight historical novel.
17.  DRUGS informal someone who is straight does not take illegal drugs
⇨ set/put the record straight at record
     

THESAURUS

■ not hiding the truth or the facts
   ▪ honest saying what you really think and not hiding the truth or the facts: I’m going to ask you something, and I want you to be honest with me. | an honest answer | To be honest, I didn’t think his speech was very good.
   ▪ straight informal honest and saying what you really think: I can’t help you if you’re not straight with me. | I need a straight answer.
   ▪ open willing to talk about what you think, feel etc in an honest way, rather than trying to hide it: People have become more open about their feelings. | She’s very easy to talk to because she’s so open.
   ▪ frank speaking honestly and directly about something, especially something that people find difficult to discuss: In his book, he’s brutally frank about his experience with his illness. | a frank discussion about sex
   ▪ direct saying exactly what you think in an honest clear way, even when this might annoy or upset people: Not everyone liked his direct manner. | She can be very direct.
   ▪ blunt speaking in a completely honest way, even if it upsets people, when it would be better to be more careful or polite: Sorry if I was a bit blunt with you. | His hard tone and blunt words were hurtful. | She didn’t reply and I knew I had been too blunt.
   ▪ upfront [not before noun] informal talking and behaving in an honest way, even when it is difficult to do this, in a way that people respect: It’s best to be upfront about your financial problems. | You have to be upfront with kids.
   ▪ outspoken expressing your opinions publicly in a very direct way, which may offend or annoy some people: an outspoken critic of the government | He was known for his outspoken views on various controversies.
   ▪ forthright formal saying exactly what what you think, without being afraid of what other people will think: The opposition have not come up with a clear forthright statement of their policies. | At times, Helena was a little too forthright.
   ▪ candid formal honest about the facts, or about your opinions and feelings, even if other people disapprove of them: He’d always been completely candid about his past. | It was an unusually candid admission for a politician.

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straight³ noun1. [singular] especially British English the straight part of a racetrack
2. the straight and narrow old-fashioned an honest and morally good way of life
3. [countable] informal someone who is attracted to people of the opposite sex
   OPP  gay