continuing in one direction without bending or curving

a straight line 直线

She has straight blonde hair. 她有一头金色的直发。

Skirts this summer are long and straight. 今夏的裙装流行长长的直筒裙。

Can't you see it? - it's straight ahead (of you)! 难道你看不见吗？——就在（你）正前面！

The dog seemed to be coming straight at/for me. 那条狗似乎是径直朝我奔过来的。

Go straight along this road and turn left at the traffic lights. 沿着这条路一直走，到了红绿灯那儿向左转。

honest

Just be straight with her and tell her how you feel. 对她坦诚一些，告诉她你的感觉。

informal Tell me straight, would you rather we didn't go tonight? 请坦白告诉我，你是不是希望我们今天晚上不去？

Compare: bent adjective (DISHONEST)

If you tell someone something straight out, you say it directly and honestly, without trying to make what you are saying more pleasant.

I told her straight out that I didn't love her any more. 我直截了当地告诉她我不再爱她了。

You just need to tell her straight out that you're not going.

He just came straight out and accused them of lying.

I'm going to tell him straight out that he needs to leave.

He said straight out that he wasn't interested in our opinion.

straight arrowidiom US 正直而坦率的人

straight upidiom slang 真的，属实

immediately

I got home and went straight to bed. 我回到家就径直上床睡了。

We'll go straight to the party after dinner. 晚饭后我们直接去参加聚会。

Time is short so I'll get straight to the point (= explain the matter immediately). 时间不多，所以我就开门见山了。

immediately

I knew straight away what you were thinking. 我立刻就知道你在想什么了。

We don't need to go straight off - we can stay for a little while. 我们用不着马上就走——我们可以呆一会儿。

If anything happens, call me straight away.

If you give me the job, I can start straight away.

We knew straight away that we'd be friends.

Synonyms: directly (SOON) forthwith instantlynow

clearly

You know you've had too much to drink when you can't see straight. 如果你眼都花了，那你就知道自己喝得太多了。

I'm so tired I can't think straight any more. 我累坏了，头脑都不清楚了。

clear or not complicated

It's a straight choice - either you leave him or you stay. 你的选择很简单——要么离开他，要么留下。

Let's get this straight - you're travelling to Frankfurt on Monday and Brussels on Tuesday, is that correct? 我们把这个弄清楚——你周一要去法兰克福，周二去布鲁塞尔，对吗？

See also: straightforward (SIMPLE)

level and not sloping to either side

This picture's not straight. 这幅画不正。

The shelf isn't straight - it sags in the middle. 架子不平——中间陷下去了。

plain and basic, or without anything added

No tonic for me, please, I like my vodka straight. 请不要给我加奎宁水，我喜欢喝纯伏特加。

Straight pasta is very bland - you need some kind of sauce to make it interesting. 什么佐料也不加的意大利面条没什么味道——你需要加些酱汁儿才会有滋味。

following one after another without an interruption

They're the only team to have won ten straight games this season. 他们是这个赛季唯一一支连赢10场比赛的球队。

tidy, or arranged in order

It only took an hour to get the flat straight after the party. 聚会之后只用了一个钟头就把公寓收拾得整整齐齐。

Do you have a mirror? - I'll just put my hair straight. 你有镜子吗？——我要把头发梳理整齐。

traditional or serious

disapproving He was a nice enough guy, but he was so straight - I always felt I had to be on my best behaviour with him. 他是个不错的家伙，不过太严肃了——我总是觉得我和他在一起必须得规规矩矩的。

There's a lot of straight theatre at the festival as well as the newer, more experimental stuff. 戏剧节上有许多正统的戏剧作品，也有不少比较新、更有实验性的剧目。

sexually or romantically attracted to men if you are a woman, and to women if you are a man

I was thirteen when I first suspected that I wasn't straight.

not using illegal drugs or alcohol

He's been straight for five months. 他戒毒已经有5个月了。

neither owing nor owed any money

You bought the tickets, so if I pay for the taxi, we'll be straight. 你买的票，因此如果我出打车的钱，我们就扯平了。

put/set someone straightidiom 确保（某人）了解实情;使（某人）了解真相

the straight part of a racetrack (= the track on which competitors race)

And the runners are just coming up to the finishing straight. 选手们刚跑上最后一个直道。

a person who is not gay

the straight and narrowidiom humorous 正直坦荡