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

• So I signed him straightaway.
  所以我马上签了他。
• Let me say straightaway that I think your picture is superb.
  坦白说吧我认为这画棒极了。
• Straightaway, Noah built an altar of stones.
  诺亚立刻建造了一个石头祭坛。
• It isn't what you can do on the straightaway.
  在直道上你这样游不算什么。
• I think the Council ought to move to repair this road straightaway.
  我认为市政会应该立即采取措施，修这条公路。
• 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。
• 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。
• I wrote him a letter and posted it straightaway.
  我给他写了封信，并马上寄了出去。
• The green car caught me on the straightaway.
  那辆绿卡车在直路上超过了我。
• 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。