straight
gb/stɹˈeɪt/ us/stɹˈeɪt/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 2900
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
adjective
A1
property
1
Not bent or curved
Not bent; in a direct line.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] is straight
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'straight' with 'direct' when talking about going to a place without stopping; 'direct' refers to the route, while 'straight' refers to direction or shape.
คำพ้องความหมาย
direct (Implies without deviation, but can also refer to manner or communication.)
คำตรงข้าม
curved (Having a bend or arc instead of being in a direct line.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
straight line
|straight road
|straight path
|keep straight
หัวข้อ
geometry
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Draw a straight line across the page.
- The road ahead is completely straight.
- Keep your back straight when you lift heavy objects.
- She walked straight down the hallway.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The stick is straight.
- This street is straight.
- My hair is straight.
- He stands straight.
adverb
A2
relation
2
Directly forward or immediately
Going in one direction without turning or stopping; immediately.
รูปแบบการใช้:
go straight [direction/place]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Some learners use 'straightly', which is incorrect; the correct adverb is 'straight'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
directly (Often interchangeable, but 'directly' can also mean 'shortly' in British English.)
คำตรงข้าม
indirectly (Not in a direct route or manner.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
go straight
|straight away
|straight ahead
หัวข้อ
travel
|daily life
|time
|space
ตัวอย่าง
- Go straight ahead until you reach the park.
- She went straight home after work.
- He looked straight at me.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Go straight to the shop.
- She went straight to bed.
- I looked straight at him.
adjective
B1
property
3
Honest and direct
Telling the truth and being clear.
รูปแบบการใช้:
a straight [answer/person]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'straight' here with 'upright' physically; in this sense it refers to honesty, not position.
คำพ้องความหมาย
frank (Often implies openness even if it might be unpleasant.)
คำตรงข้าม
deceitful (Deliberately misleading or dishonest.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
straight answer
|straight talk
|straight shooter
หัวข้อ
communication
|character
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- I just want a straight answer from you.
- She's known for her straight talk.
- He’s a straight shooter who says what he thinks.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Give me a straight answer.
- He is a straight man.
- She talks in a straight way.
adjective
A1
property
4
Without curls or waves (hair)
Hair that is not curly or wavy.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] has straight hair
คำพ้องความหมาย
smooth (In this context, describes hair texture but doesn't specifically mean no curls.)
คำตรงข้าม
curly (Having curls instead of lying flat.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
straight hair
|long straight hair
หัวข้อ
appearance
|body
|clothing
ตัวอย่าง
- She has long, straight hair.
- I use a flat iron to keep my hair straight.
- His hair is naturally straight.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- My hair is straight.
- She has straight hair.
- Her hair is long and straight.
adjective
B1
property
5
Heterosexual in orientation
Liking people of the other sex in a romantic way.
คำพ้องความหมาย
heterosexual (More formal and clinical term for sexual orientation.)
คำตรงข้าม
gay (Sexually attracted to people of the same sex.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
straight man
|straight woman
หัวข้อ
relationships
|health
ตัวอย่าง
- He's straight, not gay.
- She came out as straight after some confusion among friends.
- Most of her friends are straight.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I am straight.
- He is not gay; he is straight.
- She says she is straight.
adjective
A2
property
6
Neat and orderly
Neat and in the right place or order.
คำพ้องความหมาย
orderly (Emphasizes systematic arrangement, not just alignment.)
คำตรงข้าม
messy (Not neat or organized.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
keep things straight
หัวข้อ
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Make sure the books are straight on the shelf.
- He likes to keep his desk straight and clean.
- The pictures on the wall aren't quite straight.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The books are straight on the table.
- Please keep your desk straight.
- The picture is not straight.
คำนาม
technical
B2
entity
7
Five cards in sequence (poker)
In poker, five cards with numbers in order, any suits.
คำพ้องความหมาย
sequence hand (Technical poker term describing cards in order.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
make a straight
หัวข้อ
games
|arts_entertainment
ตัวอย่าง
- I won with a straight to the ace.
- He was hoping for a straight but got a flush instead.
- A ten-high straight beat my hand.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I have a straight in poker.
- He wins with a straight.
- A straight beats three of a kind.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
straight
IPA
GB/stɹˈeɪt/
US/stɹˈeɪt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
straight (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (straight)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: straight
- Comparative: straighter
- Superlative: straightest
Noun
- Base: straight
- Plural: straights
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
straights
noun
straighter
adjective
straightest
adjective
Core family
straighten
verb A2
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
crooked
adjective
Advanced or less common
straightness
noun
วลีและสำนวน
come straight out with it
1/kˈʌm stɹˈeɪt ˈaʊt wˈɪθ ˈɪt/
idiom
informal
Say something directly without hiding it
Say something without trying to hide it first.
ตัวอย่าง
- Just come straight out with it—what did you do?
- She came straight out with her opinion on the matter.
go straight to the point
1/ɡˈoʊ stɹˈeɪt tə ðə pˈɔɪnt/
idiom
Speak directly about main topic
Talk about the main idea without extra details first.
ตัวอย่าง
- Let's go straight to the point and discuss the budget issues.
- She always goes straight to the point in meetings.
keep a straight face
1/kˈip ə stɹˈeɪt fˈeɪs/
idiom
Not show emotion or amusement on face
Not smile or laugh when you want to.
ตัวอย่าง
- It was hard to keep a straight face during his joke.
- She kept a straight face even though she was excited inside.
set the record straight
1/sˈɛt ðə ɹˈɛkɚd stɹˈeɪt/
idiom
Correct false information or misunderstanding
To tell the truth about something that people have wrong information about.
ตัวอย่าง
- He set the record straight about what happened that night.
- The company issued a statement to set the record straight.
straight away
1/stɹˈeɪt əwˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
Immediately without delay
Right now; without waiting.
ตัวอย่าง
- I'll call her straight away.
- He left the meeting straight away when it ended.