in straight sets
1. (not curved, not bent) [+ road, edge, line, wall] 直的；笔直的
2. (not crooked) [+ teeth, picture, tie] 平正的
- His teeth were perfectly straight. 他的牙非常齐。
3. (not curly) [+ hair] 直的；无卷的
4. (not flared) [+ skirt, trousers] 直筒的
5. (consecutive) 连续的；不间断的
- 10 straight wins 十连胜
in straight sets【网】 连续数局
6. (frank, candid) [+ person, answer] 坦率的；直截了当的
- I've always been straight with people and I say what I think. 我一直都是坦诚待人, 心里怎么想就怎么说。
- It's time for some straight talking. 是时候坦率地谈一谈了。
7. (factual) [+ story, article, account] 只提供事实的；不添枝加叶的
- an intriguing and reasonably straight account of his life 对他的生活有些直接但又令人感兴趣的描述
8. (logical) 准确的；合乎逻辑的
- It is not a straight line of reasoning leading to a clear answer. 这不是一条通向明确答案的逻辑推理思路。
9. (clear) [+ choice] 简单明了的
- It's a straight choice between low-paid jobs and no jobs. 这是在低收入工作和没有工作之间的简单明了的选择。
to get straight A's
[student +] 各门课程全得优
10. (honest) 诚实的；可信赖的
- If he'd just been straight with us, none of this mess would have happened. 如果他当初跟我们说实话, 就不会出现现在的混乱局面。
11. (conventional) 传统的；正统的
- Dorothy was a very straight woman, a very strict Christian who was married to her job. 多萝西是位非常传统的女性, 一位严守教规的基督徒, 一个工作狂。
12. <非正式> (heterosexual) 异性恋的
- a straight guy 直男
13. <非正式> (free from drugs) 不吸毒的
- He's been straight and sober for 18 years. 他已经戒毒18年了。
See: straight
in straight sets
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