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

• Let me say straightaway that I think your picture is superb.
  坦白说吧我认为这画棒极了。
• It was a lot more expensive than the first but I knew straightaway it was for me.
  它比第一艘贵多了，但我第一眼就知道，这就是我要找的。
• 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。
• So I signed him straightaway.
  所以我马上签了他。
• 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 suggested that he ( should) set off for our headquarters straightaway.
  我建议他马上动身去我们的总部。
• Straightaway I began to woo her.
  我立刻开始向她求爱。
• I'm being leant on to pay up straightaway.
  我被施加压力要立即付清。
• You'd better call the doctor straightaway.
  你最好马上请大夫。
• She gets the point of it straightaway.
  她立刻就领会了其中的意思。