| 词汇 | direction |
| 释义 | direction 2 ENTRIES FOUND: direction (noun) stage direction (noun) direction /dəˈrɛkʃən/ noun plural directions direction /dəˈrɛkʃən/ noun plural directions Learner's definition of DIRECTION 1 [count] : the course or path on which something is moving or pointing方向 The army attacked from three different directions.军队从三个不同方向发起进攻。 Down the road, he could see a bus coming from the opposite direction.在路前方，他看到一辆公共汽车从对面驶来。 The wind changed direction and started blowing in our faces.风向变了，开始朝我们迎面吹来。 I've got a bad sense of direction. [=I become lost frequently; I often don't know which way to go]我的方向感很差。 — often used after in常用在in后 She and I were walking in the same direction.她和我正朝着同一个方向走去。 You're headed in the wrong direction.你走错方向了。 The top of the hill provides a view in all directions.在山顶能看到各个方位的景色。 The car was last seen headed in the direction of [=towards] the stadium.这辆车最后一次被看到是朝体育场方向去了。 She started walking in my direction. [=toward me]她开始向我走来。 2 directions [plural] a : a statement that tells a person what to do and how to do it : an order or instruction用法说明；操作指南 Carefully read the directions before you begin the test.开始测试前，仔细阅读题目要求。 Directions appear on the package.说明在包装上。 You have to learn to follow directions. [=do what you are told or are instructed to do]你必须要学会按说明办事。 b : instructions that tell you how to go to a place出行指南 We had to stop to ask for directions to the beach.我们得停下来问问去海滩的路。 Excuse me. Could you please give me directions to the movie theater?对不起，您能给我指一下去电影院的路吗？ 3 [noncount] a : control or management of someone or something控制；管理 He was put in charge and given overall direction of the program.他被安排负责并全面管理这项活动。 Twenty-three employees work under her direction.有二十三名雇员在她的手下工作。 Several nurses working under the direction of this doctor have made complaints.这位医生手下的好几名护士都有抱怨。 b : the act or process of directing a play, movie, television show, or musical performance导演 The play's unusual direction demanded much from the actors.这部戏的导演方式不同寻常，对演员的要求很高。 4 a [count] : the way that something is progressing or developing趋势；动向 These discoveries have given a new direction to their research.这些发现给他们的研究指出了新的方向。 Our business is expanding in all directions.我们的业务正在全方位扩展。 He hasn't yet decided what direction he should take as a writer. [=hasn't decided exactly what he should try to do as a writer]作为一个作家，他还没有确定到底应该怎样发展。 b [noncount] : a goal or purpose that guides your actions or decisions目标；目的 Her life seemed to lack direction after she left school.离开学校后，她的生活似乎失去了方向。 — directionless adjective a talented but directionless musician一位有才能但没有目标的音乐家 |
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