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separated from them %ffi.;
term:mm*
straggler /'straegl0(r)/ noun [usually pi.] a person or an animal that is
among the last or the slowest in a group to do sth, for example, to finish a
race or leave a place *£<£#; V&ft® K;
strag gly /'straegli/ adj. growing or hanging in a way that does not
look tidy or attractive lil'JHj: cl thin woman with grey,
straggly hair A
Straight 0-w /streitj adv., adj., noun
madv. (straighter,
straightest)
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NOT IN CURVE 7 Aft 1 not in a curve or at an angle; in
a
straight line AlEife; : Keep straight
on for two miles. 0 Can you stretch
your arms out straighter? 0
He was too tired to walk straight. {ikfyf/iffPAAD To 0 I can't shoot straight (= accurately), 0 She
looked me straight in the
eye. MD41IIIL
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IMMEDIATELY X 2 by a direct route; immediately Jf
t£D; XBP: Come straight home
after school,
t Ao 0 1 was so tired I
went straight to bed.
Alt, ©D±)^B§7 o 0 She went straight from
college to a top job. o
I’m going to the library straight after the class. ‘Til
ffcS; ii'iffl O fll come straight to
the point—your
work isn’t good enough. lAXHiEiilffeiM
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IN LEVEL/CORRECT POSITION fY 7 / T E 3 in
or into a level or
vertical position; in or into the correct position IE; j=[; ^p-JH Jtfe: Sit
up straight! ft Tl 0 She pulled her hat
straight. Mffiilf TJXiE7o
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HONESTLY 4 honestly and directly
ignite; D#cT
I told him straight that I didn’t like him. |£±S$ fife fc 7 14- Xfc fife o o Are you playing
straight with me?
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WITHOUT INTERRUPTION 7 5 continuously without
interruption They had been working
for 16 hours straight. &IEf£7 16A/Mft0
W go
straight (informal) to stop
being a criminal and live an honest life gfeflPJQjE; S$H#A play it 'straight to be honest and not try to
trick sb ATjED
.straight
a'way immediately;
without delay XXP; ;%_h H771 at once : I’ll do it straight
away,
0 .straight from the shoulder if you say sth straight
from the shoulder, you are being very honest and direct, even if what you are
saying is critical ifiM; D14 7 .straight off/'out (informal) without
hesitating D$: She asked him straight
off
what he thought about it
all.
& .straight 'up (BrE, informal) used to ask if what
sb
has said is true or to emphasize that what you have said is true ( t&JI7 j£®iHM$ ft ft |C) AM, m
^: I
saw it—straight up! ffc % Ig # J& 7 M ft !
— more at think v.
■ adj. (straight er, straight est)
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WITHOUT CURVES 7 A ft' 1 without a bend or curve; going in one
direction only lift: a straight line
o a straight road % ft I& <? long
straight hair (= without curls) 3H£XDft AA 0 a boat sailing in a
straight line D^Mfrftltri 0 straight-backed chairs Jl# 4$ — picture o line
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CLOTHING If 2 not fitting close to the body and not curving away
from the body M MS ( MD ) ft: a straight skirt
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AIM/BLOW : 7T ill 3 going directly to the correct place
/fift; IE 4* 0 ^ft: a straight punch to the face 7 <S7ffi*T#j&±ft--*#
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IN LEVEL/CORRECT POSITION # T f IE / it ##*'*:
4 positioned in the correct way;
level, vertical or parallel to sth TIE ft; lEft; Dft; Is my
tie straight? »^1E7IE?
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CLEAN/NEAT |g 7 5 [not usually before noun]
clean and neat, with everything in the correct place H7; HD;
It took hours to get the house straight. #J7
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HONEST IfiM 6 honest and direct Jfii® ft; D^ft: a straight answer to a
straight question |b]I# J[$, t&
0 / don’t
think you’re being straight with me.
||> fk 7 81 S M 40 J*L o O It’s
time for some straight talking. c> note at honest
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CHOICE 7 [only before noun] simple; involving only two
clear choices ft] 0| 7ft;, ft lit BP ft: It was a straight
choice between taking the job and staying out of
work. m'Amg&vtxft,
m&mm&jik,
jgfc^0 o {BrE)
The election was a straight fight between the two main parties.
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ACTOR/PLAY 7 A ; A A;'] 8 [only before noun] (of an actor
or a play rlt M M A JSfl) not
connected with comedy or musical theatre, but with serious theatre f* Iftft, JEM ft ( 7WJ, )
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WITHOUT INTERRUPTION 7 M IK 9 [only before noun] one
after another in a series, without interruption ;
7
fa] consecutive : The team has had five
straight wins,
&-k%kE'£$kli%\fc%T*
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ALCOHOLIC DRINK M it 14 10 (NAmC) (BrE neat) not
mixed with water or anything else 7^7
(
imn) m
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NORMAL/BORING ; AI 11 (informal) you can use straight to describe a person who is
normal and ordinary, but who you consider dull and boring
m; AAAiTO; JEtm
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SEX ft 12 (informal) heterosexual A-ft^W EQ3 gay ► straight-ness noun [U] IT»T71 get sth 'straight to make a situation clear; to
make sure that you or sb else understands the situation
Let’s get this straight—you really had no idea where
he was?
JL? put/set sb straight (about/on sth) to correct sb’s mistake; to make sure that
sb knows the correct facts when they have had the wrong idea or impression jp\ IE M A; & MAT ffiMtH (earn/get)
straight 'A’s (especially NAmE) (to get) the best marks/
grades in all your classes ( a straight A
student the .straight and 'narrow (informal) the
honest and morally acceptable way of living M ^ IE ^
; IEH&: His wife is trying to keep him on the
straight and narrow.
a straight face if you keep a straight face, you do not
laugh or smile, although you find sth funny £ilf l$Jj&;
RAMROD, RECORD n.
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noun
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SEX ft 1 (informal) a person who has sexual relation
ships with people of the opposite sex, rather than the same sex gays and straights Pftft&AfnH'ft
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OF ROAD/TRACK A0: JM 2 (NAmE also straight-away)
a straight part of a racetrack
or road |[H rPA; DU — see also home straight
.straight-'arm verb [VN] {NAmE) =
hand sb off
at
HAND
V.
.straight ’arrow noun {NAmE, informal) a person who is very honest or
who never does anything exciting or different A;
#$Sf$plA
straight-away /.streita'wei/ adv., noun m adv. o straight adv.
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noun (NAmE) -
straight n.{2)
'straight edge noun a strip of wood, metal or plastic with a
straight edge used for drawing accurate straight lines, or checking them ( hi)
DA,
straighten /'streitn/ verb 1 ~ (sth) (out) to become straight; to make sth
straight ( ) 3£Jl, ^jE: [VN]
I straightened my tie and walked in. ^7
0 [V] The road bends here then straightens out.
^JssiD7o
2 ~ (sth) (up) to make your body straight and
vertical Hll, )
: [VN] He
stood up and straightened
his shoulders.
M Mo 0 I straightened myself
up to answer the question.
D
D 3^-0 # ID ]B o 0 [V] Straighten up slowly,
then repeat the exercise ten times. ttlflUDDffc,
liJiuyi .straighten sb-^'out to help sb to deal with
problems or understand a confused situation # A ft? <£ IrJ M ; A A H ^ M & .straighten