Word
straight-out
/ˈstreitˈajt/
adjective
直截了当的;毫不保留的;不客套的
核心释义
without reservation or exception; outright
- 1.
直截了当的
Acting without concealment, obliquity, or compromise.
- 2.
绝对的;彻底的
unqualified; thoroughgoing
直截了当的;绝对的;彻底的;不隐讳的;坦诚的;不客套的
用法In use
The manager gave a straight-out refusal to our request for extra vacation days.
用法提示:straight-out 作定语修饰 refusal,表示‘直截了当的、不客套的’。}
I want a straight-out answer: did you take my phone?
用法提示:straight-out 作定语修饰 answer,表示‘坦诚的、毫不隐瞒的’。}
That accusation is a straight-out lie.
用法提示:straight-out 修饰 lie,强调‘完全的、毫不掩饰的’。}
straight-out + noun
straight-out 作定语修饰名词,表示不隐讳的、坦诚的。
He gave a straight-out denial.
他给予了直截了当的否认。
be straight-out
用于系动词后作表语,描述主语的性质。
His opinion was straight-out and honest.
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- outright
- 完全的,彻底的 · straight-out强调坦诚不客套,outright强调毫无保留或彻底
- straightforward
- 直率的,简单的 · straight-out侧重不隐讳,straightforward更强调直接易懂或诚实
- blunt
- 直率的,生硬的 · straight-out是中性的坦诚,blunt带有生硬冒犯的意味
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