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"