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
adj
- performed with little or no delay
- an immediate reply to my letter
- a prompt reply
- was quick to respond
- a straightaway denial
adv
- without delay or hesitation
- he answered immediately
- found an answer straightaway
- an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
- Come here now!
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - So I signed him straightaway.
所以我马上签了他。 - The green car caught me on the straightaway.
那辆绿卡车在直路上超过了我。 - She'll want her supper straightaway after that long journey.
经过那番长途旅行之后她将会要立刻吃晚饭。 - We showed them where the crate had to be moved to, and they got stuck in straightaway.
我们告诉他们这些木条箱应放在什么地方后，他们立刻开始行动。 - 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。 - 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。