direct
- adj.直接的;最近的;直射的;亲自的;正好的;直系的;笔直的;亲身的;径直的;直爽的
- v.指示;指导;管理;指挥(管弦乐队);把…对准(某方向或某人);监督;导演(戏剧或电影);给（某人）指路;把（信件等）寄至
- adv.直接;亲自;径直
过去式： directed 现在分词： directing 过去分词： directed 第三人称单数： directs
di- 二者之间 + rect 直,正
directadj.
直接 nobody/nothing in between
直接的；亲自的；亲身的
happening or done without involving other people, actions, etc. in between
They are in direct contact with the hijackers.
他们与劫机者直接联系。
His death was a direct result of your action.
他的死是你的行为直接造成的后果。
We are looking for somebody with direct experience of this type of work.
我们在寻找对这种工作有过亲身体验的人。
This information has a direct bearing on (= it is closely connected with) the case.
这一信息与此论据有直接关系。
旅程；道路 journey/route
笔直的；径直的；最近的
going in the straightest line between two places without stopping or changing direction
the most direct route/course
最直接的路线 / 航线
a direct flight (= a flight that does not stop)
直飞航班
There's a direct train to Leeds (= it may stop at other stations but you do not have to change trains) .
有一班直达利兹的火车。
a direct hit (= a hit that is accurate and does not touch sth else first)
直接命中
热；光 heat/light
直射的
with nothing between sth and the source of the heat or light
Protect your child from direct sunlight by using a sunscreen.
给孩子搽点防晒霜以防日光直接照射。
恰好 exact
正好的；恰好的
exact
That's the direct opposite of what you told me yesterday.
那与你昨天告诉我的截然相反。
a direct quote (= one using a person's exact words)
直接引语
直爽 saying what you mean
直爽的；直率的；坦率的
saying exactly what you mean in a way that nobody can pretend not to understand
a direct answer/question
直截了当的回答；坦率的问题
You'll have to get used to his direct manner.
你得慢慢习惯他这种直率的方式。
关系 relationship
直系的；嫡系的
related through parents and children rather than brothers, sisters, aunts, etc.
a direct descendant of the country's first president
国家第一任总统的嫡系后裔
verb
目标 aim
把…对准（某方向或某人）
to aim sth in a particular direction or at a particular person
The machine directs a powerful beam at the affected part of the body.
这种机器将很强的射线对准身体感染部位。
There are three main issues that we need to direct our attention to.
我们需要注意的主要有三个问题。
Most of his anger was directed against himself.
他主要是生自己的气。
Was that remark directed at me?
那话是冲着我来的吗？
控制 control
管理；监督；指导
to control or be in charge of sb/sth
A new manager has been appointed to direct the project.
已任命一位新经理来管理这项工程。
He was asked to take command and direct operations .
他奉命统率并指挥作战行动。
电影；戏剧；音乐 movie/play/music
导演（戏剧或电影）；指挥（管弦乐队）
to be in charge of actors in a play, or a film/movie, or musicians in an orchestra , etc.
She prefers to act rather than direct.
她宁愿当演员，不愿当导演。
The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg.
这部电影是由史蒂文∙斯皮尔伯格导演的。
She now directs a large choir.
她目前担任一个大合唱团的指挥。
指路 show the way
给（某人）指路；为（某人）领路
to tell or show sb how to get to somewhere or where to go
Could you direct me to the station?
请问到车站怎么走？
A police officer was directing the traffic.
一名警察在指挥交通。
下达命令 give order
指示；命令
to give an official order
The police officers had been directed to search the building.
警察奉命搜查这栋大楼。
The judge directed that the mother be given custody of the children.
法官判决孩子由母亲监护。
The judge directed that the mother should be given custody of the children.
法官判决孩子由母亲监护。
信函；意见 letter/comment
把（信件等）寄至；交予
to send a letter, etc. to a particular place or to a particular person
Direct any complaints to the Customer Services department.
将投诉寄至用户服务部。
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旅程；路线 journey/route
直接；径直
without stopping or changing direction
We flew direct to Hong Kong.
我们直飞香港。
The 10.40 goes direct to Leeds.
10:40这班火车直达利兹。
亲自 nobody in between
亲自；直接
without involving other people
I prefer to deal with him direct.
我更愿意直接跟他打交道。
All these words mean to go with sb from one place to another.以上各词均含带去、引领之义。
to go with sb from one place to another, for example in order to show them sth or to show them the way to a place 指带去、带路、引领：
It's too far to walk─I'll take you by car.
步行路太远，我开车送你去。
to go with or go in front of sb in order to show them the way or to make them go in the right direction 指带路、领路、引领：
Firefighters led the survivors to safety.
消防队员把幸存者带到了安全的地方。
to go with sb in order to protect or guard them or to show them the way 指护卫、护送：
The president arrived, escorted by twelve bodyguards.
总统在十二名保镖的护送下到达。
to take sb somewhere in a car, taxi, etc. 指驾车送（人）：
My mother drove us to the airport.
我母亲开车把我们送到了机场。
to take sb to a particular place, in the right direction, or along the correct route 指引领、带领：
The attendant showed us to our seats.
服务员把我们带到我们的座位。
to show sb the way to a place, often by going with them; to show sb a place that you know well 指给某人领路（或导游）、指引：
She guided us through the busy streets.
她带领我们穿过了繁忙的街道。
We were guided around the museums.
我们被领着参观了博物馆。
( rather formal ) to politely take or show sb where they should go, especially within a building 指礼貌地引往、引导、引领，尤指在建筑物内：
She ushered her guests to their seats.
她把客人引领到座位上。
( rather formal ) to tell or show sb how to get somewhere or where to go 指给某人指路、为某人领路：
A young woman directed them to the station.
一名年轻女子给他们指了去车站的路。
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ADJ-GRADED 径直的;笔直的;直达的
Direct means moving towards a place or object, without changing direction and without stopping, for example in a journey.They'd come on a direct flight from Athens.
他们是搭乘从雅典直飞这里的航班过来的。
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The jumbo jet is due to fly the hostages directly back to London.
大型喷气式客机将把人质直接送回伦敦。
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ADJ (光或热)直接照射的，直接接触的
If something is in direct heat or light, it is strongly affected by the heat or light, because there is nothing between it and the source of heat or light to protect it.Medicines should be stored away from direct sunlight...
药品的储放应避免阳光直射。
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ADJ-GRADED (经验、活动或系统)直接的，亲身的
You use direct to describe an experience, activity, or system which only involves the people, actions, or things that are necessary to make it happen.He has direct experience of the process of privatisation...
他对私有化过程有着切身体会。
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We cannot measure pain directly. It can only be estimated...
我们无法直接度量出疼痛的程度，而只能是作出估计。
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ADJ-GRADED (联系等)直接的
You use direct to emphasize the closeness of a connection between two things.They were unable to prove that she died as a direct result of his injection...
他们无法证明她的死是由于他的注射直接引起的。
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ADJ-GRADED 坦率的;率直的;直截了当的
If you describe a person or their behaviour as direct, you mean that they are honest and open, and say exactly what they mean.He avoided giving a direct answer...
他避免作出正面回答。
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At your first meeting, explain simply and directly what you hope to achieve...
初次见面时，要单刀直入地指出你想要达到什么目标。
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Using 'I' adds directness to a piece of writing...
采用第一人称会使文章更显亲切。
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VERB 把…指向;把…对准
If you direct something at a particular thing, you aim or point it at that thing.I directed the extinguisher at the fire without effect...
我把灭火器对准了火焰，但没起作用。
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VERB 使(注意力、情感、行为等)转向;使…指向;把…引向
If your attention, emotions, or actions are directed at a particular person or thing, you are focusing them on that person or thing.The learner's attention needs to be directed to the significant features...
需要将学习者的注意力引向那些着重点上。
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VERB 使(话语或眼神)针对，指向，冲…而来
If a remark or look is directed at you, someone says something to you or looks at you.She could hardly believe the question was directed towards her...
她很难相信这个问题是冲她来的。
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VERB 指引;为…指路
If you direct someone somewhere, you tell them how to get there.Could you direct them to Dr Lamont's office, please?...
你能告诉他们去拉蒙特医生的办公室怎么走吗？
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VERB 领导;指导;组织;管理
When someone directs a project or a group of people, they are responsible for organizing the people and activities that are involved.Christopher will direct day-to-day operations.
克里斯托弗将管理日常的运营。
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Organizations need clear direction...
各组织机构需要条理清晰的指导。
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VERB 导演，执导(电影、戏剧或电视节目)
When someone directs a film, play, or television programme, they are responsible for the way in which it is performed and for telling the actors and assistants what to do.He directed various TV shows...
他执导过多种题材的电视节目。
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VERB 指示;命令
If you are directed to do something, someone in authority tells you to do it.They have been directed to give special attention to the problem of poverty...
他们得到指示要特别关注贫困问题。
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ADJ 直系的;嫡系的
If you are a direct descendant of someone, you are related to them through your parents and your grandparents and so on.She is a direct descendant of Queen Victoria.
她是维多利亚女王的嫡系后代。
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See also:direction;directly
verb
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- plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
- he masterminded the robbery
- Synonym: mastermind engineer organize organise orchestrate
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- specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
- Synonym: calculate aim
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- command with authority
- He directed the children to do their homework
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- give directions to;point somebody into a certain direction
- I directed them towards the town hall
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- put an address on (an envelope)
- Synonym: address
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- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
- criticism directed at her superior
- direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
- Synonym: target aim place point
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- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- Please don't aim at your little brother!
- He trained his gun on the burglar
- Don't train your camera on the women
- Take a swipe at one's opponent
- Synonym: aim take train take aim
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- guide the actors in (plays and films)
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- lead, as in the performance of a composition;Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
- conduct an orchestr
- Synonym: conduct lead
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- direct the course;determine the direction of travelling
- Synonym: steer maneuver manoeuver manoeuvre point head guide channelize channelise
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- cause to go somewhere
- The explosion sent the car flying in the air
- She sent her children to camp
- He directed all his energies into his dissertation
- Synonym: send
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- take somebody somewhere
- We lead him to our chief
- can you take me to the main entrance?
- He conducted us to the palace
- Synonym: lead take conduct guide
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- be in charge of
adj
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- lacking compromising or mitigating elements;exact
- the direct opposite
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- direct in spatial dimensions;proceeding without deviation or interruption;straight and short
- a direct route
- a direct flight
- a direct hit
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- (of a current) flowing in one direction only
- direct current
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- straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
- a direct question
- a direct response
- a direct approach
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- similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
- a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)
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- moving from west to east on the celestial sphere;or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
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- having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
- in direct sunlight
- in direct contact with the voters
- direct exposure to the disease
- a direct link
- the direct cause of the accident
- direct vote
- Synonym: unmediated
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- in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
- a direct quotation
- repeated their dialog verbatim
- Synonym: verbatim
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- in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
- lineal ancestors
- lineal heirs
- a direct descendant of the king
- direct heredity
- Synonym: lineal
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- being an immediate result or consequence
- a direct result of the accident
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- without deviation
- the path leads directly to the lake
- went direct to the office
- Synonym: directly straight
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The study also demonstrated a direct link between obesity and mortality
该研究还表明了肥胖症和死亡率之间存在直接的联系。
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The minister denied there was a direct connection between the two issues .
部长否认两者之间有直接的联系。
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The police force should be independent of direct government control .
警方应该不受政府的直接控制。
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The failure of the company was a direct result of bad management .
公司倒闭的直接原因是经营不善。
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There are three main issues that we need to direct our attention to .
我们需要注意的主要有三个问题。
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A new manager has been appointed to direct the project .
已任命一位新经理来管理这项工程。
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His death was a direct result of your action .
他的死是你的行为直接造成的后果。
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Could you direct me to the station ?
请问到车站怎么走？
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You 'll be paid by direct credit into your bank account .
给你的付款将直接贷记你方银行账户。
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Regular exercise has a direct bearing on fitness and health .
经常性锻炼对于身体健康有直接影响。
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We are looking for somebody with direct experience of this type of work .
我们在寻找对这种工作有过亲身体验的人。
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It was a direct challenge to the president 's authority .
这是对主席权威的直接质疑。
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Most information was collected by direct observation of the animals ' behaviour .
大部分信息都是通过直接观察动物的行为收集到的。
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There is a direct correlation between exposure to sun and skin cancer .
皮肤暴露在太阳下与皮肤癌直接相关。
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That 's the direct opposite of what you told me yesterday .
那与你昨天告诉我的截然相反。
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Protect your child from direct sunlight by using a sunscreen .
给孩子搽点防晒霜以防日光直接照射。
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Direct any complaints to the Customer Services department .
将投诉寄至用户服务部。
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The town is in a direct line between London and the coast .
这个镇在伦敦与海岸之间的直线上。
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The machine directs a powerful beam at the affected part of the body .
这种机器将很强的射线对准身体感染部位。
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Two hundred people lost their jobs as a direct consequence of the merger .
合并一事直接导致二百人失去了工作。
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A young woman directed them to the station .
一名年轻女子给他们指了去车站的路。
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His public speeches are in direct contradiction to his personal lifestyle .
他的公开言论与他本人的生活方式恰恰相反。
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We took a slightly more direct route .
我们选择了一条略近的路线。
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The judge directed that the mother be given custody of the children .
法官判决孩子由母亲监护。
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Men have a more direct conversational style .
男人交谈比较直截了当。
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Buy direct from the manufacturer and cut out the middleman .
直接从生产厂家购买，绕过中间商。
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Only direct speech should go inside inverted commas .
只有直接引语应放在引号内。
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These boots can be ordered direct from the manufacturer .
这些靴子可向厂方直接订货。
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The bomber scored a direct hit on the bridge .
轰炸机直接炸中了那座桥。
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The 1972 act imposed direct rule from Westminster .
1972年的法案强制实行了英国中央政府的直接统治。
指行程途中不停歇、不改变方向，直奔目的地。
The next flight goes direct to Paris.
下一航班直飞巴黎。
They went direct to the hospital.
他们直接去了医院。
指不经由其他人、动作、过程等而直接起作用。
The new regulation will directly affect us.
新规则将直接影响到我们。
You should provide the evidence directly to the police.
你应该把证据直接提供给警方。
强调立即做某事， 中间没有停顿或耽搁。
I was so tired yesterday and went straight to bed without taking off any clothes.
我昨天太累了，没脱衣服就直接上床睡觉了。
He never gets straight to the point whenever he gives a speech.
他讲话时从不直奔主题。
指带领某人至某处，也指为某人或某物引路，引申则指引导某人的行为或观点。
He guided us through a small lane to the bus stop.
他带着我们走过小巷奔向汽车站。
Searchlights were used to guide the steamer into the harbour.
用探照灯引领轮船进港。
When I lose my way, you help guide and cheer me on.
我迷失方向时，你帮助引导我，鼓励我。
指引领某人去某处，或带游客游览。
On arrival, he was conducted to the headquarters.
到达之后，他被带到了司令部。
The guide conducted us around the oldest museum in the country.
导游带我们游览了该国最古老的博物馆。
指为某人指示方向，但不是亲自带路。
Can you direct me to the railway station?
你能告诉我到火车站怎么走吗？
He asked the little girl to direct him to the zoo.
他请这个小姑娘告诉他怎么去动物园。
指引领某人至某处，或走在前面给一群人、动物、车队或船队引路或开道。
The waiter led us to our table.
侍者把我们带到桌边。
The guide led us to the cathedral.
向导把我们带到大教堂。
The flagship led the fleet.
旗舰引领着舰队。
指管理公司、组织等，通常要为别人的工作负责任。
Has he had any experience of managing large projects?
他有管理大型项目的经验吗？
The company is well managed.
这家公司经营良好。
He was asked to manage a football team.
他被要求去管理一支足球队。
指管理公司、机构、国家等的事务，通常用被动语态。
He insisted that the money should be administered by local charities.
他坚持认为这笔资金应该由当地慈善机构管理。
Which office administers the affairs of the Society?
哪个部门管理协会的事务？
The economy has been poorly administered by the present government.
现任政府一直不善于抓经济工作。
指通过组织人或活动对项目等进行管理。
A traffic policeman will direct the traffic at rush hour.
上下班高峰时间将有一名交警来指挥交通。
Susan was appointed to direct the project.
苏珊被任命来管理这项工程。
指依法治理国家、城市等。
In Britain the sovereign reigns but does not govern.
在英国，君主为国家元首，但不治理国家。
She accused the opposition party of being unfit to govern.
她指责反对党不适合治理国事。
强调坦诚的、如实表达所思所想的。
She expected to have some plain and truthful answers.
她期待能得到一些坦率而真实的回答。
强调直言不讳的，即便可能使别人不悦。
To be blunt, many of the candidates only have a low level of English.
说得不客气一点，很多申请人英语水平都不高。
Her blunt words hurt him so much.
她唐突的话语大大地伤害了他。
强调直率的，即使事实令人不舒服或尴尬也要直言相告，不加以隐瞒。
The conversation between the two leaders was direct and candid.
两位领导人的谈话直率而坦诚。
What a brutally candid assessment!
真是无情的直率评价！
强调不拐弯抹角的。
Please give me a direct answer.
请正面回答我的问题。
She sometimes feels that her husband is too direct.
她有时觉得她丈夫太率直了。
强调有话直说的，不隐瞒自己的观点、意见等。
We have had a frank talk.
我们有过坦率的交谈。
He was perhaps not entirely frank with you.
他对你也许不完全坦诚。
泛指用某物对准某物或某人。
He pointed his gun at the boar.
他用枪瞄准了那头野猪。
Don't point your camera at me!
别把相机对准我！
指选定射击或动作、行动等的目标，并向其瞄准。
The solider only aimed his gun but did not shoot.
这名士兵只是举枪瞄准，没有射击。
The parachuter was aiming at the playground but landed in a nearby community.
跳伞员的目标是运动场，却降落在附近的社区里。
指把具体之物对准某个方向或某人，也可指使抽象之物有所针对。
Stay put! The machine will direct an X-ray beam at your body.
别动！机器会把X光射线对准你的身体照射。
A new road will direct lorries away from the town center.
一条新的道路将把卡车从镇中心疏导开去。
The teacher suggested that students direct their attention to paragraph two.
老师建议学生们注意看第二段。