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direction

英[dəˈrekʃn] 美[də'rɛkʃn]
  • n. 方向;指导;趋势;用法说明

英英释意


1. a line leading to a place or point;
"he looked the other direction"
"didn't know the way home"
2. the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves;
"he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
3. a general course along which something has a tendency to develop;
"I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"
"his ideals determined the direction of his career"
"they proposed a new direction for the firm"
4. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
5. the act of managing something;
"he was given overall management of the program"
"is the direction of the economy a function of government?"
6. a message describing how something is to be done;
"he gave directions faster than she could follow them"
7. the act of setting and holding a course;
"a new council was installed under the direction of the king"
8. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something;
"the judge's charge to the jury"
9. the concentration of attention or energy on something;
"the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"
"he had no direction in his life"