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
adj
- performed with little or no delay
- an immediate reply to my letter
- a prompt reply
- was quick to respond
- a straightaway denial
adv
- without delay or hesitation
- he answered immediately
- found an answer straightaway
- an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
- Come here now!
双语例句
- 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。 - It was a lot more expensive than the first but I knew straightaway it was for me.
它比第一艘贵多了，但我第一眼就知道，这就是我要找的。 - Nat: My laptop has gone too. OK, we'd better telephone the police straightaway.
约特：我的笔记型电脑也不见了。我们马上打电话报警吧。 - 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。 - Hannah: we'd better do that straightaway, because we haven't got a lot of time.
汉娜：我们最好马上去请教辅导员，因为时间不多了。 - In order to straighten out this strange matter, we must meet them straightaway.
为了把这件奇怪的事情弄清楚，我们得马上见他们。 - Keith: that's great. we'll start on it straightaway.
基思：那很好，我们马上开始工作。 - The green car caught me on the straightaway.
那辆绿卡车在直路上超过了我。 - I noticed straightaway that he had a problem. I knew that, but I still had to remain very focused.
在比赛中我发现他的确有很大的问题，但我仍然必须在比赛中做到全神贯注。