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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

direct [daɪ'rεkt]
  1. 1. adjective [+route] [ flight] 直达的
  2. 2. adjective [+sunlight] [ contact] [ experience] [ challenge] 直接的
    "keep out of direct sunlight"
    “避免阳光直接照射”
    She died as a direct result of this injection.
    注射这支针剂是导致她死亡的直接原因。
    He avoided giving a direct answer.
    他避免作出直截了当的回答。
  3. 3. adjective [+descendant] 直系的
  4. 4. vt. (show) 给…指路
    Could you direct them to my office, please?
    请您告诉他们如何到我的办公室，好吗？
    I directed the way for the stranger.
    我给那个陌生人指路。
  5. 5. vt. [+letter] (send) 寄往
    His mail is being directed to his new address.
    他的信件正寄往他的新住处。
  6. 6. vt. [+attention] [ remark] (focus) 集中于
  7. 7. vt. [+company] [ project etc] (manage) 管理
  8. 8. vt. [+play] [ film] [ programme] 导演
  9. 9. vt. [frm] to direct sb to do sth (order) 指引某人做某事
  10. 10. adverb [go] [ write] [ fly+] (directly) 直接地
    You can fly direct to Amsterdam from Liverpool.
    你可以从利物浦直接飞往阿姆斯特丹。
    to direct one's attention to sth
    把注意力集中于某物

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

direct [dɪˈrekt] [daɪˈrekt]
  1. 1. adjective 直的，径直的
    The expressway is the most direct road.
    高速公路是最近的路。
  2. 2. adjective 直接的，无中介的
    Russian law allows the direct popular election of the president.
    俄罗斯法律允许对总统进行全民直选。
  3. 3. adjective 坦率的，直截了当的
    So far we have received no direct approach.
    到目前为止，我们没有得到直接的方法。
  4. 4. adjective 直系的
    There seems to be no direct relationship between the two.
    他们两人好像不是直系亲属。
  5. 5. adjective [Astronomy] 自西向东的运行的
    The planets in our Solar System travel directly around the Sun.
    太阳系的行星自西向东绕太阳公转。
  6. 6. adjective 正的，成正比的
    A term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases).
    如果某一项随另一项增加（或减少）而相应增加（或减少），这一项就与另一项成正比。
  7. 7. adjective 直流的
    The direct current will cause problems only if you travel upstream.
    单向水流只有在你逆流而上时才会造成麻烦。
  8. 8. adjective 直接的
    They have a very direct impact on your business.
    它们会直接影响你的业务。
  9. 9. adjective 逐字的，直接引用的
    A direct quote was taken from his speech.
    直接引用他的演讲。
  10. 10. adjective 绝对的，完全的
    Your reply today is in direct contradiction to what you said last week.
    你今天的回答与上周的说法完全自相矛盾。
    He did the direct opposite of what he was told to do.
    他把别人告诉他的做法完全做反了。
  11. 11. vt. 命令，督导
    I directed the witness to answer the question.
    我要求证人回答问题。
    He directed the children to do their homework.
    他命令孩子们做功课。
  12. 12. vt. 指向，使……朝向
    Mr.Lee's plan is to direct income support towards smaller farmers.
    李先生计划将收入用来支持小农户。
    Criticism directed at her superior.
    这些批评指向了她的上级。
    Direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself.
    向其他人发火，别迁怒于自己。
  13. 13. verb 导演，导戏
    Hnery went on to direct a handful of Hollywood films.
    亨利接着又导演了几部好莱坞电影。
    He will direct the action thriller movie.
    他将执导动作惊悚片
  14. 14. vt. 管理，掌管
    I will direct the operation from the base.
    我将全权负责这项业务。
  15. 15. vt. 引领，带领
    I directed him to the corner where I knew the bus was.
    我将他领到公共汽车停靠的那个角落。
  16. 16. vt. 导向，使……去某处
    He was directed back home by his superior.
    他被家长领回了家。
    He directed all his energies into his dissertation.
    他把全部精力都用在写论文上了。
  17. 17. verb 瞄准，对准
  18. 18. vt. 指挥
  19. 19. vt. 给……指路，指方向
    I directed the tourists to the nearest hotel.
    我告诉这些游客最近的宾馆怎么走。
    I directed them towards the town hall.
    我指引他们到了市政大厅。
  20. 20. vt. 针对，以……为目标群
    The exercises were specifically directed to build bigger arm muscles.
    这项运动专门锻炼臂部肌肉。
    The remarks appeared to be directed at the current president.
    这些话好像是针对现任总统的。
  21. 21. vt. 确定航向
    The captain directed the ship into hostile waters.
    船长指挥船只进入敌方水域。
  22. 22. vt. 在信封上书写地址
    The parcel was directed to the wrong address.
    包裹的地址写错了。
  23. 23. vt. 策划，筹划
    He directed all of the attacks on American soil.
    他指挥了对美国本土的攻击。
  24. 24. adverb 径直地，直接地
    Call me direct if you are or might be interested.
    要是你感兴趣，直接给我打电话。
  25. 25. adverb 坦率地，直截了当地

Collins English-English Dictionary

direct [dɪ'rεkt]
  1. 1. vb [mainly tr] to regulate, conduct, or control the affairs of
  2. 2. vb [also intr] to give commands or orders with authority to (a person or group)
    he directed them to go away
  3. 3. vb to tell or show (someone) the way to a place
  4. 4. vb to aim, point, or cause to move towards a goal
  5. 5. vb to address (a letter, parcel, etc)
  6. 6. vb to address (remarks, words, etc)
    to direct comments at someone
  7. 7. vb [also intr] to provide guidance to (actors, cameramen, etc) in the rehearsal of a play or the filming of a motion picture
  8. 8. vb [also intr] to conduct (a piece of music or musicians), usually while performing oneself
  9. 9. vb another word (esp US) for conduct
  10. 10. adj without delay or evasion; straightforward
    a direct approach
  11. 11. adj without turning aside; uninterrupted; shortest; straight
    a direct route
  12. 12. adj without intervening persons or agencies; immediate
    a direct link
  13. 13. adj honest; frank; candid
    a direct answer
  14. 14. adj [usually prenominal] precise; exact
    a direct quotation
  15. 15. adj diametrical
    the direct opposite
  16. 16. adj in an unbroken line of descent, as from father to son over succeeding generations
    a direct descendant
  17. 17. adj (of government, decisions, etc) by or from the electorate rather than through representatives
  18. 18. adj [logic] [maths] (of a proof) progressing from the premises to the conclusion, rather than eliminating the possibility of the falsehood of the conclusion - Compare indirect proof
  19. 19. adj [Astronomy] moving from west to east on the celestial sphere - Compare retrograde
  20. 20. adj of or relating to direct current
  21. 21. adj (of a secondary induced current) having the same direction as the primary current
  22. 22. adj [music] (of motion) in the same direction - See motion
  23. 23. adj (of an interval or chord) in root position; not inverted
  24. 24. adv directly; straight
    he went direct to the office
  25. 25. adv [Etymology] C14: from Latin directus; from dirigere to guide, from dis- apart + regere to rule
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Examples

a direct answer
直截了当的回答
direct knowledge
第一手知识
a direct quotation
直接引语，直接引文
She took me by the arm to direct me.
她抓住我的手臂，给我带路。
There are no direct flights to China from Mexico.
没有从墨西哥直飞中国的航班。
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