Word · Frequency #1598
straights
直道；直线段
straights is the plural of straight.
a straight section of a road or racecourse
- 1.
Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.
笔直的东西,如道路或轨道的一段。
- 2.
a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
异性恋者
- 3.
Five cards in sequence.
(扑克)五张连续点数的牌。
- 4.
a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
五张连续点数的扑克牌(不论花色)
- 5.
A chiropractor who relies solely on spinal adjustment, with no other treatments.
仅依靠脊柱调整而不采用其他疗法的脊椎按摩师。
- 6.
a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
道路或跑道的直道部分
- 7.
A cat that has straight ears despite belonging to a breed that often has folded ears.
耳朵直立的猫,尽管属于通常耳朵折叠的品种。
异性恋者；顺子；五张连续牌；只做脊柱调整的整脊师；立耳猫；笔直的东西,如道路或轨道的一段。
In use
The race ends on the final straight, so the driver pushed the car as hard as he could.
The circuit has two long straights where drivers reach top speed.
After the sharp bend, there is a short straight where you can see the sea.
Connections
Collocations
- home straight
- 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。
- long straight
- 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。
- gays and straights
- 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。
- straight draw
- 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。
- make a straight
- 凑成顺子
- You need a four to make a straight.你需要一张4才能凑成顺子。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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