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 straightforward [`stret'fɔrwɚd]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 笔直的, 率直的, 明确的, 简单的, 直接的



    straightforward
    [ adj ]
    1. free from ambiguity

    2. <adj.all>
      a straightforward set of instructions
    3. without evasion or compromise

    4. <adj.all>
      a square contradiction
      he is not being as straightforward as it appears
    5. without concealment or deception; honest

    6. <adj.all>
      their business was open and aboveboard
      straightforward in all his business affairs
    7. pointed directly ahead

    8. <adj.all>
      a straightforward gaze


    Straightforward \Straight`for"ward\, a.
    Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating;
    honest; frank. -- adv. In a straightforward manner. --
    {Straight`for"ward*ly}, adv. -- {Straight`for"ward*ness}, n.

    1. Until yesterday Lord Richardson of Duntisbourne, head of the Bank of England between 1973 and 1983, had been the second British director on the BIS board. The choice of title was less straightforward.
    2. For much of last year, the Fed generally was perceived to be facing a choice between two relatively straightforward options _ tightening credit to slow inflation or easing it to stave off recession.
    3. The logic is straightforward: If the private markets will not provide the capital, then the IMF, along with the World Bank, should fill the gap.
    4. It is straightforward about what it has dropped - nationalisation, anti-Europeanism, unilateralism - but increasingly defensive about precisely what it would do if elected.
    5. He has an uncommonly straightforward demeanour, and a preference for action. Before the takeover, Hoesch's management was working on a restructuring plan called Hoesch 2000.
    6. Be straightforward and cooperative with information when applying for a loan.
    7. It has ridden out the recession by quietly, carefully getting on with its business, which Mr Kaye describes as 'one of the most straightforward and tidy ones you could find.
    8. The quarterly tax payments and the switch to a calendar year are fairly straightforward changes compared with the new rules for deducting miscellaneous expenses and for calculating the alternative minimum tax.
    9. It was clear from the number of authorities considered in Mentor that the matter was by no means simple and straightforward, particularly where the reinsured had become insolvent. Also, there was the additional complication of the actuarial claims.
    10. His straightforward, almost deadpan description of First Interstate's recovery from the fire is typical of his lawman's approach to the task of disaster planning.
    11. All that time I've been looking for a straightforward issue.
    12. The logic is straightforward: If there is no deal with this president, Mr. Reagan and his domestic allies may be tempted to challenge a successor's agreement as a sellout of U.S. interests.
    13. "Our past defies a simple, straightforward interpretation," the Soviet leader said.
    14. "There isn't any shortcut to that," said James McGaugh, director of the Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory at the University of California, Irvine. "Everything is pretty straightforward.
    15. "There is always the clear, straightforward alternative: simply repeal McCarran-Ferguson." An outright repeal of the law would be worse, insurers say.
    16. Now they can come forward and say straightforward exactly what they want.
    17. Count me in, Bob; with that kind of open, straightforward approach, how could I consider supporting anyone else?
    18. Does anyone know the price anymore _ of an automobile, a fast-food meal, an airplane ticket, a bag of lawn fertilizer or a dozen other products that might come to mind? Pricing no longer is simple and straightforward.
    19. He counseled his successor to never give a straight answer "except when asked about high interest rates, and then there is always a straightforward answer: Reduce the budget deficit."
    20. For Thatcherites, the agenda for the '90s is straightforward.
    21. And yet, on closer inspection, the situation appears to be not so straightforward.
    22. Mr. Seligman, the Michigan law professor, called the SEC's discussion of disclosure obligations "pretty straightforward, conventional stuff."
    23. "No nonsense and straightforward.
    24. It was very straightforward and perfectly competent, but it was very quiet.
    25. Ramsey's verse is straightforward with no histrionics.
    26. On Friday night, 'I slumped down with a large glass of wine'. The financial side was straightforward.
    27. "Personally, I like Barney Frank," said Bill Andrews, 43. "I think he's been straightforward and honest.
    28. The measurement of damages in many cases would be relatively straightforward, determined by the extent of deviation from the policy.
    29. The chances are that it simply reflects straightforward reporting by its scrupulously correct management.
    30. He has not been long enough in the higher echelons of the bank to be seduced by some of NatWest's more wayward dreams. The downside is that he is undoubtedly clever and this is not always good in a straightforward business like banking.
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