释义
🔑 straight straight 1 /streɪt adjective
not bent or curved ◆ a straight line ◆ straight hair (= not curly ◆ straight teeth (= in even rows ◆ Keep your back straight ! (not before a noun 不用于名词前 in a level or vertical position ◆ That picture isn't straight .honest and direct ◆ Politicians never give straight answers .◆ Are you being straight with me ? (informal = heterosexual (used between a number and a noun 用于数字和名词之间 happening or coming one after another ; in a row ◆ The Sharks celebrated four straight wins on the road last night .◆ Inflation has fallen for the fifth straight month .(used about an alcoholic drink ) on its own , without ice , water , or any other liquid ◆ a straight Scotch ● earn / get straight A's to receive the grade A (= the highest grade in all of your classes ● get sth straight to make sure that you understand something completely ◆ Let's get this straight . You're sure that you've never seen this man before ?● keep a straight face to stop yourself from smiling or laughing ● set the record straight to correct a mistake by telling someone the true facts 🔑 straight straight 2 /streɪt adverb
in a straight line ◆ Go straight for about two miles until you come to some traffic lights .◆ He was looking straight ahead .◆ to sit up straight (= with a straight back without any delay ; directly ◆ I want you to come straight home after school .◆ to walk straight past someone or something happening or coming one after another , without stopping ◆ Jody slept for twelve hours straight last night . (informal in an honest and direct way ◆ Tell me straight , Doctor – how bad is the cancer ?
