direct a film
collocation导演一部电影
She directed a critically acclaimed film last year.
她去年导演了一部广受好评的电影。
管理；控制；引导
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管理；控制；引导
To manage, control, or steer something.
The manager directed her team to complete the project by Friday.
经理指示她的团队在周五前完成项目。
管理,控制,指挥
To manage, control, steer.
有权命令
command with authority
将(某物)瞄准(另一物)
To aim (something) at (something else).
意图(某物)朝特定目标移动
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
direct
Base
原形
directs
3rd person
第三人称单数
directing
-ing
现在分词
directed
Past
过去式
directed
Past participle
过去分词
She directs the traffic.
她指挥交通。
He directed the movie.
他导演了这部电影。
They are directing a play.
他们正在指导一出戏。
He directed the flashlight toward the dark corner.
他把手电筒指向黑暗的角落。
AI contextual example
The director is directing a new play at the local theater.
导演正在当地剧院导演一部新剧。
AI contextual example
He directed the children to do their homework
他指示孩子们做作业
WordNet
criticism directed at her superior
针对她上司的批评
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导演一部电影
She directed a critically acclaimed film last year.
她去年导演了一部广受好评的电影。
把注意力引向
The teacher directed our attention to the blackboard.
老师把我们的注意力引向黑板。
指挥交通
Police officers directed traffic after the accident.
事故发生后，警察指挥交通。
引导某人的目光
He directed her gaze toward the painting.
他引导她的目光看向那幅画。
指挥调查
The detective directed the investigation into the robbery.
侦探指挥了对抢劫案的调查。
导演一部戏剧
They hired a famous director to direct the play.
他们请了一位著名导演来执导这部戏剧。
引起某人的注意
The teacher directed the students' attention to the board.
老师让学生们注意黑板。
指挥交通
Police officers were directing traffic at the intersection.
警察在十字路口指挥交通。
向……提问
She directed her question at the manager.
她向经理提问。
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简单联想：导演（director）直接（direct）指导演员。
多用于正式命令、方向指示或导演指导等场景，整体偏中性至正式，具体语境决定
Genuine rhyme: words ending in -ect with stress on the final syllable, such as correct, protect, detect, effect, select, inject (/-ɛkt/). Lookalike warning: 'discreet' and 'discrete' are spelled similarly but pronounced with /-iːt/ (as in 'street') and do not rhyme.
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