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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 [ 'də 'rεkt] [dɪ 'rekt]
  1. 1. vt. 引导，指引，指导；管理，处理；控制，操纵
    If you can't find my place, you can ask someone to direct you.
    如果找不到我住的地方，你可以找个人问路。
  2. 2. vt. 命令，指挥，指令，统帅
    We need more police officers to direct traffic in this city.
    我们需要更多警员来指挥这个城市的交通。
    The judge directed the jury to give their verdict.
    法官命令陪审团做出了裁决。
  3. 3. vt. 为（某人）指路，为…领路，为…引路，带领
  4. 4. vt. （把人或物）转向（或指向）某一目标（或目的），把…对准某一目标（或方向），把…瞄准；对着，指向
    You should direct your suggestions to the design department.
    你应把意见反映到设计部。
  5. 5. vt. 在（邮件等）上书写姓名地址；把（邮件等）寄至某人（或某方向）
  6. 6. vt. （对...）讲话；提出（要求等）；作出（面部表情）
  7. 7. vt. 指挥（歌咏队、唱诗班、乐队等）；（为戏剧、电影等）导演
  8. 8. vi. 作指示；发命令
  9. 9. vi. （当）指挥；给以指导，指导，指引
  10. 10. vi. （当）导演
  11. 11. adjective 捷径的，最近的或最短的（路）；不拐弯的，径直的，笔直的
    a direct route
    直路
    There are no direct flights to China from Mexico.
    没有从墨西哥直飞中国的航班。
  12. 12. adjective 直系的
    She is a direct descendant of the former King of Wales.
    她是前威尔士国王的直系后代。
  13. 13. adjective 直接的；紧靠近的，接近的，紧密的；（来源、资料等）第一手的，原始的；亲自的
    direct contact
    直接联系
    direct knowledge
    第一手知识
    He has no direct control of his own life.
    他无法直接驾驭自己的生活。
    To prevent skin cancer you should avoid direct sun exposure.
    你应避免阳光直射以预防皮肤癌。
  14. 14. adjective 诚实的，老实的，真诚的；正直的，坦率的，直率的，直截了当的
    a direct answer
    直截了当的回答
    He talks in such an open and direct way.
    他说话向来开诚布公。
  15. 15. adjective 绝对的，完全的；正好的，恰好的
    He is so joyful, the direct opposite of his twin brother.
    他是那样的快乐，他的孪生哥哥则恰恰相反。
  16. 16. adjective 直接选举的
  17. 17. adjective 直接引用的
    a direct quotation
    直接引语，直接引文
  18. 18. adjective 不用媒染剂的，直接染色的（指某些染剂）
  19. 19. adjective [astronomy] 自西向东运行的，顺行的[retrograde之对]
  20. 20. adjective [mathematics] 正的
    a direct proportion
    正比例
  21. 21. adverb 径直地，直接地；直接了当地；直率地；正好；准确地

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
See more results for direct in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

a direct route
直路 → direct
a direct answer
直截了当的回答 → direct
direct contact
直接联系 → direct
direct knowledge
第一手知识 → direct
the direct opposite
正好相反
a direct quotation
直接引语，直接引文 → direct
a direct proportion
正比例 → direct
She took me by the arm to direct me.
她抓住我的手臂，给我带路。 → take
This is a cold room because it receives no direct sunlight.
阳光不能直射进这间屋子，所以这里很冷。 → cold
There are no direct flights to China from Mexico.
没有从墨西哥直飞中国的航班。 → direct
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