vt.

1. 將（注意力或談話等）指向；針對[O][（+to/at）]
   His remarks were not directed at you.

   他的話不是針對你的。

2. 指揮；主持；管理
   She personally directs the operations of the company.

   她親自指揮公司的運作。

3. 命令；指示[O2][+that]
   His boss directed him to cancel the meeting.

   他的老板指示他取消這次會議。

4. 導演；指揮（演奏）
   Chaplin directed the film.

   卓別林導演這部電影。

5. 給……指路；指點[（+to）]
   Would you please direct me to the zoo?

   請問去動物園怎麼走？

6. 將……寄給[（+to）]
   He directed his letter to the dean's office.

   他把信寄給了主任辦公室。

vi.

1. 指導，指揮

a.

1. 徑直的，筆直的
   He took a direct flight to New York.

   他搭乘直航班機到紐約。

2. 直接的[Z]
   She is in direct contact with the general manager.

   她與總經理直接聯繫。

3. 直截了當的；率直的
   He avoided a direct answer.

   他避免直接回答。

4. 恰好的；正好的
   Her opinions are the direct opposite of mine.

   她的意見與我的截然相反。

5. 直系的，嫡系的[Z]

ad.

1. 筆直地；直接地；直達地
   He went direct to the airport.

   他直接去機場。

adj.

1. going from one place to another without changing direction or stopping.
   ▸Astronomy  & Astrology  (of apparent planetary motion) proceeding from west to east in accord with actual motion.
2. straightforward; frank.
   ▸(of proof) clear; unambiguous.
3. without intervening factors or intermediaries:
   the complications are a direct result of bacteria spreading.
   ▸(of light or heat) proceeding from a source without being reflected or blocked.
   ▸(of descent) proceeding in continuous succession from parent to child.
4. perpendicular to a surface.

adv.

v.

1. control the operations of.
   ▸supervise and control (a film, play, or other production).
2. aim in a particular direction or at a particular person.
   ▸tell or show (someone) the way.
3. give an order to.