directly
adverb uk/daɪˈrekt.li/ /dɪˈrekt.li/ us/daɪˈrekt.li/ /dɪˈrekt.li/
(STRAIGHT)
B1 直接地
without anything else being involved or in between
Our hotel room was directly above a construction site. 我们在酒店住的房间就在建筑工地的上方。
The disease is directly linked to poor drainage systems. 这种病与下水管线不完善有直接关系。
The sun shone directly in my eyes. 阳光直射我的眼睛。
- More examples
- A narrow passage led directly through the house into the garden.
- You will report directly to the boss.
- The drug works more quickly if it is injected directly into the bloodstream.
- She wrote directly to the company manager and persuaded him to give her a job.
- There's a track that leads directly to the reservoir.
(HONEST)
B2 直率地，坦率地，直接地
honestly, even when it might make people feel uncomfortable
Let me answer that question directly. 让我来坦率地回答那个问题吧。
"Did you tell him to go?" "Not directly, no." “是你让他离开的吗？”“我没直接说，没有。”
(SOON)
old-fashioned or formal很快，一会儿
very soon
Dr Schwarz will be with you directly. 施瓦茨医生很快就到。
old-fashioned立即，马上
immediately
When you get home you're going directly to bed. 到家后你要马上睡觉。
directly
conjunction UK uk/daɪˈrekt.li/ /dɪˈrekt.li/ us/daɪˈrekt.li/ /dɪˈrekt.li/
formal（在…之后）立刻，刚一…就
immediately after
Directly he was paid, he went out shopping. 他刚一领到钱就出去购物了。
formal一…就
as soon as
I'll be with you directly I've finished this letter. 我一写完这封信就来。