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。
• I think that proposal had better be scotched straightaway.
  我认为那项建议还是立即撤消为好。
• He just asked me to take the label off, and I took it off straightaway.
  他（裁判）只是要求我把标签拿掉，而我立刻遵循了。
• Explain with straightaway language please, thank.
  请用通俗易懂的语言说明一下，谢谢。
• Straightaway our worst fears were realised
  我们最恐惧的事情一下发生了。
• It isn't what you can do on the straightaway.
  在直道上你这样游不算什么。
• So I signed him straightaway.
  所以我马上签了他。
• 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。
• Straightaway I began to woo her.
  我立刻开始向她求爱。
• She'll want her supper straightaway after that long journey.
  经过那番长途旅行之后她将会要立刻吃晚饭。