straight

Các nghĩa

1. thẳng

   Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.

   I do not like crooked, twisted, blasted trees. I admire them much more if they are tall, straight and flourishing.

2. thẳng, không lệch

   Direct, undeviating.

   usually

3. thẳng đứng hoặc nằm ngang

   Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.

   Mr. Coniff: He did not have his hat on straight; that is the one thing, is it?

4. thẳng (cách cầm gậy cricket)

   Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.

5. thẳng hàng (động cơ)

   Having all cylinders in a single straight line; in-line.

6. thẳng thắn, trực tiếp

   Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward.

   Tony Blair issued a direct challenge to the IRA yesterday when he demanded they give straight answers to three simple questions[…].

7. ngay thẳng, trung thực

   Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding.

   ‘It wasn't the proper thing, squoire. It wasn't straight.’

8. nghiêm túc, không hài

   Serious rather than comedic.

   Allan Blye, a CBC-TV mainstay in the early Sixties, worked as a singer, writer and straight and comedic actor.

Dạng khác

• straighter comparative
• straightest superlative

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