directly

di·rect·ly1 /dəˈrektli, daɪ-/ S2 W2 adverbadv

1 PERSONALLY/YOURSELFwith no other person, action, process etc between 直接地 OPP indirectly

The new property tax law won’t directly affect us.

新的财产税法不会直接影响到我们。

We hope to bring together the countries directly involved in the conflict.

我们希望让直接卷入冲突的各国重归于好。

directly to/from

Application for admission to this course should be made directly to the University.

想加入这门课程应该直接向大学申请。

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2 COMPLETELYexactly in a particular position or direction 恰好，正好 SYN right

directly in front of/behind/under etc something

It was a small house, directly behind the church.

那是一所小房子，在教堂的正后面。

The girl was sitting directly opposite him.

那女孩坐在他正对面。

Have you noticed how he never looks directly at you?

你有没有注意到他从未直视过你？

3 speak/ask/answer etc directly EXACTto say exactly what you mean without trying to hide anything 坦率地[直截了当地]说/问/回答等

Jeff has a job in mind, but refuses to say directly what it is.

关于工作杰夫心里已经有了目标，只是不肯直接说出来是什么。

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speak/ask/answer etc directly• In fact, a Harvard spokesman confirmed her admittance only when asked directly.• Dole spoke directly about his age, saying 73 years of life are not a liability.• Even when asked directly, as they were by Carol Hong, employees misrepresented the costs, her lawsuit alleges.• Although they never spoke directly of Lachlan, each knew the other's mind; though not as well as she believed.• They seem to speak directly out of the dark into your ears or mine alone.• Later she spoke directly to Rachel.• This is, however, a book that speaks directly to the home cook looking for new challenges and tastes.• When asked directly what were their visions of Howdendyke's future, interviewees made fairly consistent replies.

4 SOON British EnglishBrE old-fashioned very soon 很快地

He should be here directly, if you don’t mind waiting.

如果你不介意等一会儿，他应该很快就会到的。

5. IMMEDIATELY British EnglishBrE old-fashioned immediately 立即

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directly• The new law won't affect us directly.• It also provided some of the strongest evidence to date that Sellafield did directly and routinely harm people's health.• Have you noticed how he never looks directly at you?• Mike and his wife sat directly behind us.• It prescribes, directly for them, a rule of evidence not to be departed from.• New evidence directly linked Nathanson to the killing.• If the outlet is directly over the pipe, simply cut the pipe to length and push it over the outlet connection.• The 800 number led directly to central reservations -- normally a toll call.• Frankly, he did not suppose Adam had had anything directly to do with this at all.• Cindy experienced directly what it meant to coach and advise, and saw that it worked.• When asked directly what were their visions of Howdendyke's future, interviewees made fairly consistent replies.

directly to/from• You may have received this leaflet directly from a solicitor.• The top line-cash collections from sales comes directly from Exhibit 7. 5, the cash collections forecast.• Its door could be opened from the inside and led directly to the corridor.• The money generated by Pemex, both in profits and taxes, goes directly to the federal government.• He counted three formations directly to the front.• Normally when she came here she and her friends went directly to the restaurant of their choice.• A good part of the difficulty is derived directly from the structure of social and cultural values discussed earlier in this book.

directly in front of/behind/under etc something• Even if he stood directly in front of him, he doubted that Stillman would be able to see him.• He stood and moved directly in front of the window to get a better view.• I watched as the boat, propelled by a solitary oarsman, turned into the shore almost directly in front of me.• In the row directly in front of us sat a father and his young daughter.• Like talking to her, like directly in front of her face.• She was outstripping him when he rolled one of the apples directly in front of her.• The truck sank with a loud gurgle to mid-window, then settled into the mud directly in front of the loading ramp.• They double-parked their Thunderbird directly in front of the box office and climbed out briskly.

directly2 conjunction British EnglishBrE old-fashioned

SOONas soon as 一…就…

I came directly I got your message.

我收到你的口信就立刻来了。

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