home straight
collocation终点直道；最后阶段
She pulled ahead on the home straight.
她在终点直道上领先了。
直道；直线段
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直道；直线段
a straight section of a road or racecourse
The race ends on the final straight, so the driver pushed the car as hard as he could.
比赛在最后的直道上结束，所以车手尽全力加速。
笔直的东西,如道路或轨道的一段。
Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.
异性恋者
a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
(扑克)五张连续点数的牌。
Five cards in sequence.
五张连续点数的扑克牌(不论花色)
a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
The circuit has two long straights where drivers reach top speed.
这条赛道有两条长直道，车手在那里可以达到最高速度。
After the sharp bend, there is a short straight where you can see the sea.
经过急转弯后，有一段短暂的直道，在那里你可以看到大海。
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终点直道；最后阶段
She pulled ahead on the home straight.
她在终点直道上领先了。
长直道
The circuit's long straight allows high speeds.
赛道的长直道让赛车能达到很高的速度。
同性恋者与异性恋者
The event welcomes gays and straights alike.
这项活动对同性恋者和异性恋者同样欢迎。
顺子听牌
He bet big with an open-ended straight draw.
他用一个两端顺子听牌下了大注。
凑成顺子
You need a four to make a straight.
你需要一张4才能凑成顺子。
直接从可靠方面获悉的；千真万确的
I heard it straight from the horse's mouth that the store is closing.
我直接从可靠方面听说这家商店要关门了。
澄清事实，纠正误解
Let me set the record straight: I never approved this plan.
让我澄清一下：我从未批准过这个计划。
循规蹈矩，走正道
After years of trouble, he is finally back on the straight and narrow.
经过多年的麻烦，他终于回到了正道上。
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想象赛车在一条完全不转弯的直道上全速冲刺，这段直道就叫 straight；每次看到 straight 就想到“笔直、无弯道”的画面。
语域：mixed 常见场景：赛车或跑道解说、扑克牌游戏、日常口语谈论性取向、脊椎按摩专业语境、猫品种介绍 straight 作名词时的语体随义项变化：指“异性恋者”时通常用于日常口语；指“直道”或扑克牌的“顺子”时比较中性，可在相应话题中通用；指“只做脊柱调整的脊椎按摩师”或“直耳猫”等专业义项时多属于行业用语。
所列词均与 straight 押韵，读作 /eɪt/。注意 straight 中的 -aight 里的 gh 不发音；而 height /haɪt/、sight /saɪt/ 等看似相近的词实际读 /aɪt/，发音不同。此外，straight 与 strait 同音。
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