straightaway

英 [ˌstreɪtəˈweɪ]

美 [ˌstreɪtəˈweɪ]

adv.  立刻;马上;毫不迟疑地

BNC.19365 / COCA.21213

英英释义

noun

• a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
  Synonym:straight

adj

• performed with little or no delay
  1. an immediate reply to my letter
  2. a prompt reply
  3. was quick to respond
  4. a straightaway denial
  Synonym:immediatepromptquick

adv

• without delay or hesitation
  1. he answered immediately
  2. found an answer straightaway
  3. an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
  4. Come here now!
  Synonym:immediatelyinstantlystraight offdirectlynowright awayat onceforthwithlike a shot

双语例句

• He ran doggedly around the far corner, arms pumping at his sides, and into the straightaway.
  他锲而不舍地从最外圈的角落绕过来，手臂在他的两侧挥动着，跑入了直道。
• So I signed him straightaway.
  所以我马上签了他。
• It isn't what you can do on the straightaway.
  在直道上你这样游不算什么。
• Let me say straightaway that I think your picture is superb.
  坦白说吧我认为这画棒极了。
• We showed them where the crate had to be moved to, and they got stuck in straightaway.
  我们告诉他们这些木条箱应放在什么地方后，他们立刻开始行动。
• I think the Council ought to move to repair this road straightaway.
  我认为市政会应该立即采取措施，修这条公路。
• I shall need six of your best men straightaway.
  我立即要六个最棒的人。
• The green car caught me on the straightaway.
  那辆绿卡车在直路上超过了我。
• They looked at the high walls and the strong gates, but they did not attack the city straightaway because God had given Joshua some very strange instructions.
  他们看到了高高的城墙和坚固的大门。可是他们并没有从正面攻击城市，因为上帝给了约书亚一些非常奇特的指示。
• I'm being leant on to pay up straightaway.
  我被施加压力要立即付清。