Tra từ directly - Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.di‧rect‧ly¹ S2 W2 /dəˈrektli, dɪˈrektli, daɪ-/ BrE AmE adverb
[Word Family: noun: ↑direction, ↑directness, ↑director; verb: ↑direct, ↑redirect; adverb: ↑directly ≠ ↑indirectly; adjective: ↑direct ≠ ↑indirect]
1. with no other person, action, process etc between OPP indirectly:
The new property tax law won’t directly affect us.
We hope to bring together the countries directly involved in the conflict.
directly to/from
Application for admission to this course should be made directly to the University.
2. exactly in a particular position or direction SYN right
directly in front of/behind/under etc something
It was a small house, directly behind the church.
The girl was sitting directly opposite him.
Have you noticed how he never looks directly at you?
3. speak/ask/answer etc directly to say exactly what you mean without trying to hide anything:
Jeff has a job in mind, but refuses to say directly what it is.
4. British English old-fashioned very soon:
He should be here directly, if you don’t mind waiting.
5. British English old-fashioned immediately
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THESAURUS
▪ exactly used when emphasizing that something is no more and no less than a number or amount, or is completely correct in every detail: The bill came to exactly $1,000. | Police are still trying to find out exactly how the accident happened.
▪ precisely exactly – used when it is important to be sure that something is completely correct in every detail: We need to know precisely how much this is going to cost. | Can you tell us precisely where he is? | What precisely do you mean by ‘relativity’?
▪ just especially spoken exactly – used especially when saying that things are exactly right, exactly the same, or exactly in a particular position: The frame is just the right size for the picture. | He and his brother are just the same. | The hotel is just next to the station. | A new handbag! That’s just what I wanted.
▪ right exactly in a particular position or direction: The ball hit me right in the eye! | There’s the house, right in front of you. | I got a mosquito bite right on the end of my nose. | He sat down right beside her.
▪ directly exactly in a particular position or direction Directly is more formal than right: Amy was sitting directly opposite me.
▪ on the dot informal at exactly a particular time, and no earlier or later than that time: She always leaves the office at 5.30 p.m. on the dot.
▪ bang British English informal exactly – used especially in the following very informal expressions: The train was bang on time. | The shot was bang on target. | Cockatoo Island is right bang in the middle of Sydney harbour.
II.directly² BrE AmE conjunction British English old-fashioned
as soon as:
I came directly I got your message.

directlyhu

◎	[di'rektli]
※	phó từ
	■	lập tức; ngay tức khắc
		☆	come in directly
			vào ngay đi
		☆	I'll be there directly
			tôi sẽ có mặt ở đó ngay tức khắc
	■	theo đường thẳng hoặc trực tiếp; thẳng thắn
		☆	he looked directly at us
			anh ấy nhìn thẳng vào chúng tôi
		☆	directly in front of me
			ngay trước mặt tôi
		☆	she's directly responsible to the Prime Minister
			bà ấy chịu trách nhiệm trực tiếp trước Thủ tướng
		☆	she speaks very directly to people
			bà ấy nói rất thẳng thắn với mọi người
		☆	directly opposite
			hoàn toàn đối lập
※	liên từ
	■	ngay khi
		☆	I went home directly I had finished work
			tôi về nhà ngay khi tôi làm xong việc