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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

directly [dɪ'rεktlɪ]
  1. 1. adverb directly above/below/in front {etc} 正上/下/前方{等}
  2. 2. adverb [go] [ fly+] (straight) 径直地
  3. 3. adverb (at once) 立即
  4. 4. adverb (as a direct result) 直接地

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

directly [dɪˈrektlɪ] [daɪˈrektlɪ]
  1. 1. adverb 径直地,笔直
    Water poured in the funnel will go directly to the roots.
    将水倒入漏斗,水会径直流向底部
    The path leads directly to the lake.
    这条路直接通向湖泊
  2. 2. adverb 直接地,紧接地
    The research data from different countries will not always be directly comparable.
    来自不同国家的研究数据不是总能直接比较的。
    These two factors are directly related.
    两个因素直接相关
    He was directly responsible.
    直接负责
  3. 3. adverb 立即马上
    I'll be there directly.
    我会马上赶到那儿
  4. 4. adverb 坦率地,坦白地,直截当地
    He directly answered all of the questions asked.
    坦率地回答所有问题
    He didn't answer directly.
    没有直接回答
  5. 5. conjunction 一……就

Collins English-English Dictionary

directly [dɪ'rεktlɪ]
  1. 1. adv in a direct manner
  2. 2. adv at once; without delay
  3. 3. adv [foll by before or after] immediately; just
  4. 4. conj [subordinating] as soon as
    we left directly the money arrived

Examples

directly opposite
正好相反
I've airmailed the documents directly to your office address.
我把文件直接航空邮寄到你办公室了。
After being arrested by police officers, they put him directly in the can.
被警察逮捕后,他直接入狱了。
houses that front directly onto little courtyards
直接面向小庭院的房子
He ignored the executive procedures and made the final dicision directly.
他无视执行程序,直接做出了决定。

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