direction
英 [dəˈrekʃn] 美 [dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ-]

n.

方向；趋势；方面；用法说明

变形

复数：directions

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C][U]方向,趋向,趋势,动向 course taken by a moving person or thing; way that a person or things or another; way in which sb/sth develops
2. [C]方面,范围 respect, limits
3. [P]指南,指示,说明 information or instructions about what to do, where to go, how to do sth, etc.
4. [U]管理,指导 management, supervision, guidance
5. [P]姓名和地址 address on a letter, parcel, etc.

英英释义

direction[ di'rekʃən, dai- ]

• n.
  • a line leading to a place or point

    "he looked the other direction"

    同义词：way

  • the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

    "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"

  • 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"

  • something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

    同义词：guidancecounselcounselingcounselling

  • the act of managing something

    "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"

    同义词：management

  • a message describing how something is to be done

    "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"

    同义词：instruction

  • the act of setting and holding a course

    "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

    同义词：steeringguidance

  • a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

    同义词：commissioncharge

  • the concentration of attention or energy on something

    "he had no direction in his life"

    同义词：focusfocusingfocussingfocal pointcentering

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• ask for directions请教,请求指导〔指示〕
• assume direction负责管理
• disobey sb's directions不遵从某人的指示〔指教,指挥〕
• follow sb's directions听从某人的指教〔指示,指挥〕
• follow out sb's directions遵照嘱咐
• give directions发出指示
• go in a direction朝一个方向走
• have a direction有指示
• keep sb's directions in mind记住某人的指示〔指导〕
• listen to sb's directions听取某人的指教〔指导〕
• obey sb's directions遵从某人的指示〔指挥,指教〕
• point in the direction of指向…方向
• remember sb's directions记住某人的指示〔指导〕
• turn in the direction of转向…方向

形容词+～

• all directions四面八方,各方面
• brilliant direction卓越指挥
• clear directions明确的指示
• competent direction得力的指导
• each direction每个方向
• easterly direction东方,朝东的方向
• elaborate directions详尽的说明
• every direction四面八方,各方面
• full directions详细说明〔指示〕
• general direction总的趋向〔趋势〕
• good directions好的指导〔指教〕
• important directions重要指示〔指导〕
• new direction新的指示〔倾向〕
• opposite direction相反的方向,反方向,对面
• personal direction亲自指导
• right direction正确的方向
• wrong direction错误的方向

名词+～

• mother's directions妈妈的话
• stage directions舞台导演

介词+～

• according to one's directions根据某人的指示
• at the direction of奉…的命令
• in all directions四面八方
• in every direction四面八方
• in the direction of朝…方向
• in the direction of London朝伦敦的方向
• under direction在指导下

～+介词

• directions for the use of medicine药物使用说明
• direction of President总统之命
• directions on the medicine bottle药瓶上写的说明

词组短语

in the direction朝…方向；在…方向

in all directions四面八方；全面地；向各方面

in the direction of朝…方向，向…方向

right direction正确方向

opposite direction相反方向；敌对方向

in the right direction朝着正确的方向；方向正确；以正确的方向

under the direction of在…的指导下

flow direction流向；程序方向

vertical direction垂直方向

wind direction风向；风向选择；风的角度

axial direction轴向

horizontal direction水平方向；水平偏转

give directions指示

in direction朝…方向

in every direction向四面八方；向各方面

radial direction径向

longitudinal direction纵向流变；轴向

strategic direction战略方向；策略性指示；战略指挥

sense of direction方向感

direction finding测向；定向

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

order, direction, command, instruction

这组词都有“命令”的意思，其区别是：

order普通用词，侧重指具体的命令。

direction正式用词，指口头或书面的指示或命令。内容不一定详尽，语气较缓和，不太强调强制性。也可指指导性的说明。

command较正式用词，强调权威性、全局性和强制性。

instruction书面用词，指不容违反、不容推翻的命令。也多指包含具体说明的指示。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Which direction does your room face?
   你的房间面向哪个方向？
2. The investigation was carried out under the direction of a senior police officer.
   调查是在一位高级警官的指导下进行的。
3. Simple directions for assembling the model are printed on the box.
   盒上印有装配模型的简要说明。
4. That is the present direction of government thinking.
   这就是如今政府考虑问题的取向.
5. Your life seems to lack direction.
   你的人生似乎缺少目标。
6. The factory is under the direction of the government.
   该工厂受政府的管理。

权威例句

Signals, signal conditions, and the direction of evolution
The orientation and direction selectivity of cells in macaque visual cortex
On spatial smoothing for direction-of-arrival estimation of coherent signals
Dietary pattern analysis: a new direction in nutritional epidemiology
On the relations between the direction of two-dimensional arm movements and cell discharge in primate motor cortex
The Instability of Liquid Surfaces when Accelerated in a Direction Perpendicular to their Planes. I
Face recognition: the problem of compensating for changes in illumination direction
Distributed Optimization and Statistical Learning via the Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers
Zonal distribution of prostatic adenocarcinoma. Correlation with histologic pattern and direction of spread
Zonal distribution of prostatic adenocarcinoma. Correlation with histologic pattern and direction of spread.