Tra từ direct - Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

direct adjective UK US [d a ɪˈrekt]

STRAIGHT

1. <E > going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or changing direction
• a direct route/line
• Is there a direct train to Edinburgh?
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Describing angles, lines and orientations
2. <E > without anyone or anything else being involved or between
• She decided to take direct control of the project.
• He denied that he had any direct involvement in the deal.
• Have you any direct experience of this kind of work?
• He left as a direct result/consequence of what she said.
• There is a direct link/connection between smoking and lung cancer.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Closeness in distance and time ↑About to happen
3. direct light/heat
strong light or heat that has nothing protecting and separating you from it
• This plant should be kept out of direct sunlight.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Physically strong and powerful
4. direct relation/relative/descendant
a relation who is related to you through one of your parents, not through an aunt or uncle, etc.
• Diana is a direct descendant of Robert Peel.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Family relations in general

• We are in direct communication with Moscow.
• If you're in a hurry to get there, take the path through the park - it's more direct.
• It's direct line from here to London King's Cross, so you won't have to change trains.
• The rebel headquarters took a direct hit from a bomb during the attack.
• His broken leg is the direct result of his own carelessness.

COMPLETE

5. complete
• a direct contrast
• She's very thoughtful - the direct opposite of her sister.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Complete and whole ↑Very and extreme

HONEST

6. describes someone who says what they think in a very honest way without worrying about other people's opinions
• I like her open and direct manner.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Blunt and direct in speech and behaviour ↑Not saying much ↑Not being friendly
Derived: directness

verb

CONTROL

1. <I > transitive to control or be in charge of an activity, organization, etc.
• There was a police officer directing the traffic.
• She directs a large charity.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Managing and organizing
2. <I > intransitive or transitive to be in charge of a film or play and tell the actors how to play their parts
• He wanted to give up acting and start directing (his own films).
• 'Jaws' was directed by Steven Spielberg.
Compare produce
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Production, direction and recording

• He's directed so many films that you might expect a few duff ones.
• Coaches will set down and uplift passengers only as directed by the police in the streets mentioned.
• The film, 3 hours long, is directed in his usual idiosyncratic style.
• He was on another one of his ego trips, directing and taking the main part in a film.
• She directs one of Europe's largest book festivals.

AIM

3. <I > transitive usually + adverb or preposition to aim in a particular direction
• Was that remark directed at/towards me?
• Criticism was directed against/at the manufacturers of the product.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Aiming and aim ↑Handguns and rifles

• It's much healthier to direct your emotions outwards than to bottle them up inside you.
• Much of the violence was directed against large multinational companies.
• The government's latest anti-smoking campaign is directed at children.
• The tragedy directed public attention away from the government's domestic problems.
• Criticism is being directed at parents rather than teachers for the breakdown in classroom discipline.

SAY WHERE

4. transitive to tell someone how to get somewhere
• Could you direct me to the airport?
• I couldn't find the station, so I asked someone if they could direct me.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way

ORDER

5. transitive + object + to infinitive formal to order someone, especially officially
• The judge directed the defendant to remain silent.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Giving orders and commands

adverb
1. without having to stop or change direction
• Does this train go direct to Edinburgh?
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Travelling
2. without anything or anyone else being involved or in between
• Can I dial this number direct or do I have to go through the switchboard?
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Travelling