直zhíⅠ ❶ (成直线的； 硬挺的) straight; stiff: 笔 ～ very straight; 僵 ～ stiff; numb; ～ 挺挺 straight and stiff; 街道又宽又～。 The streets are wide and straight.
❷ (跟地面垂直的； 从上到下的； 从前到后的) erect; vertical; perpendicular: 竖 ～ erect; ～ 上 ～ 下 perpendicular; ～ 行的文字 characters written from top to bottom; 这个大厅 ～ 里有15米， 横里有8米。 The hall is 15 metres in length and 8 in width.
❸ (公正的； 正义的) just; fair; upright: 正 ～ fair and honest; upright; fair-minded; candid; just; 理 ～ 气壮 bold and assured with justice on one's side; 是非曲 ～ rights and wrongs; truth and falsehood
❹ (直爽； 直截) frank; straight forward: 憨 ～ honest and straightforward; 率 ～ frank; candid; straightforward; ～ 汉子 a forthright and honest fellow; 心 ～ 口快 frank and outspoken Ⅱ (挺直； 使笔直) straighten; stretch: ～ 起腰来 straighten one's back; stand up straight; ～ ～ 腿 stretch one's legs Ⅲ ❶ (汉字的笔画， 即“竖”) vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
❷ （姓氏） a surname: ～ 不疑 Zhi Buyi Ⅳ ❶ （一直） directly; straight: ～ 视 look straight; 秉笔 ～ 书 write the truth without fear or favour; ～ 奔机场 head directly for the airport
❷ (一个劲儿； 不断地) continuously: 一 ～ 哭到睡着 cry oneself to sleep; ～ 说个没完 talk on and on; 他冻得 ～ 哆嗦。 He was so cold that he kept shivering.
❸ （简直） just; simply; indeed: 待他 ～ 如兄弟 treat him just like a brother; 疼得 ～ 像针扎一样 feel a piercing pain
◆直边 straight flange; 直柄 straight shank; 直播 {农} direct seeding; direct broadcast; live telecast; 直拨 dial directly; direct allocation; 直拨电话 direct dialing service; 直布罗陀海峡 the Strait of Gibraltar; 直肠 rectum; tewel; intestinum; archo-; proct-; procto-; recto-; 直肠子 frank; outspoken; 直齿 straight- tooth; 直尺 {工} ruler; rectilinear scale; straightedge; straight scale; 直达 through; nonstop; 直到 until; up to; 直读 direct reading; 直裰 monk's or Taoist priest's robe; 直根 taproot; 直贡呢 venetian; 直观 directly perceived through the senses; audio-visual; ocular; Anschauung; 直和 {数} direct sum; 直积 direct product; 直角 {数} right angle; 直角平面彩电 right-angle colour TV set; 直接 direct; immediate; 直接式 direct- type; 直截了当 say without mincing words; ask a person plump; blunt; come straight to the point; directly and candidly; flat and plain; pointblank; put the matter bluntly; simple and direct; state explicitly; straightforward; 直径 diameter; diam; 直觉 {心} intuition; 直立 up-right; stato-; 直列（的） orthostichous; 直列式 in-line arrangement; 直溜溜 perfectly straight; bolt upright; 直馏 straight run; {化工} straight-run distillation; 直流 direct-current (DC); constant current; steady current; continuous current; zero-frequency current; unidirectional flow; 直流电 direct current (dc); continuous current; 直溜 perfectly straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright; 直热式 directly- heated type; 直射 beat; drill; knifing; straightaway shot; direct; 直升飞机 helicopter; helicogyre; helicogyro; jump-offer; [俚] pinwheel; [英] hoverplane; [口] helie; whirlibird; eggbeater; [俗] copter; vertiplane; propcopter; autogyro; 直视 look steadily at; euthyphoria; orthophoria; staring blankly forward (as seen in an unconscious patient); direct viewing; 直抒己见 state one's views frankly; air one's sentiments without restraint.; be plainspoken; express [pour out] frankly one's own opinions [ideas; views]; 直属 directly under; directly subordinate to; 直率 frank; candid; straightforward; 直爽 frank; candid; straightforward; forthright; 直挺挺 straight; stiff; bolt upright; 直通 direct connection; straight in; 直系 direct line; 直线 straight line; steep; sharp; 直线式 orthoscopic; 直线性 linearity; rectilinearity; 直销 direct sale; 直言不讳 call a spade a spade; be outspoken in one's remarks; blurt out; bring up directly a matter (which polite society would rather avoid talking about); give sb. a bit [piece] of one's mind; mince no word; make no secret of...; say out; speak bluntly; speak (out frankly) without reserve; talk straight; 直译 literal translation; word-for-word translation; translate word for word; transliterate; transliteration; 直音 {语} traditional method of indicating the pronunciation of a Chinese character by citing another character with the same pronunciation; 直展云 {气} clouds with vertical development; heap clouds |