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.

   The other people, I presume, are supposed to be standing to attention, but they're all smiling at me. The lines are not even straight.

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?

   There's nothing more annoying than taking a great picture, only to find that the horizon isn't straight.

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[…].

   What's more, he actually tries to answer a straight question with a straight answer.

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• straighter comparative
• straightest superlative

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