Word · Frequency #19365
straightaway
/ˌstreɪtəˈweɪ/
adverb
立刻；马上；立即
without delay; immediately
- 1.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
毫不拖延地
毫不拖延地
In use
The package arrived, so I opened it straightaway.
Please let me know straightaway if you change your mind.
As soon as the movie ended, we left the cinema straightaway.
found an answer straightaway
Connections
Collocations
- know straightaway
- 立刻知道
- I knew straightaway that something was wrong.我立刻知道出事了。
- start straightaway
- 马上开始
- We should start straightaway if we want to finish on time.如果我们想按时完成，就应该马上开始。
- reply straightaway
- 立即回复
- She replied straightaway to my email.她立即回复了我的邮件。
- come straightaway
- 马上过来
- He came straightaway when I called.我一叫，他就马上过来了。
- tell someone straightaway
- 立即告诉某人
- Please tell me straightaway if you change your mind.如果你改变主意，请立即告诉我。
- act straightaway
Learner notes
Memory Tip
straight（径直）加away（走开）：直直地马上就走，毫不拖延，所以是“立刻”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、一般书面叙述 该词表示“立刻、马上”，多用于日常对话或一般书面叙述；在正式公文或学术写作中，选用 immediately 会更稳妥。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 straightaway 词尾 /weɪ/ 押韵的词有：away /əˈweɪ/、freeway /ˈfriːweɪ/、highway /ˈhaɪweɪ/、day /deɪ/（day 的元音和尾音与 /weɪ/ 相同，只是开头辅音不同）。注意：straight 和 strait 都读 /streɪt/，只对应 straightaway 的开头音节，不与整个词押韵；此外 straightaway 是重音在前的复合词 /ˈstreɪtəˌweɪ/，不要按 straight + away 两个词连读。
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