直接的；直的；直系的；率直的
adv.直接地；径直地；直截了当地；正好
vt.（用建议、指示、有益的情报等）指导；导演（戏剧或电影）；指示方向；把…对准（某方向或某人）
vt.& vi.指导，导演，管理；
vi.引路；当向导；领唱；领奏
过去式：directed过去分词：directed现在分词：directing第三人称单数：directs
"He directed the children to do their homework"
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal"criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
同义词：targetaimplacepoint
guide the actors in (plays and films)be in charge oftake somebody somewhere同义词：leadtakeconductguide
cause to go somewhere"He directed all his energies into his dissertation"
同义词：send
aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment同义词：aimtaketraintake aim
lead, as in the performance of a composition同义词：conductlead
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction"I directed them towards the town hall"
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public同义词：calculateaim
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling同义词：steermaneuvermanoeuvermanoeuvrepointheadguidechannelizechannelise
put an address on (an envelope)同义词：address
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)同义词：mastermindengineerorganizeorganiseorchestrate
adj.direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short"a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions"in direct sunlight"; "in direct contact with the voters"; "direct exposure to the disease"; "a direct link"; "the direct cause of the accident"; "direct vote"
同义词：unmediated
extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action"a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child"a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"
同义词：lineal
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earthsimilar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity"a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)"
(of a current) flowing in one direction only"direct current"
being an immediate result or consequence"a direct result of the accident"
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker"a direct quotation"
同义词：verbatim
lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact"the direct opposite"
adv.without deviation"the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"
同义词：directlystraight
direct investment[经]直接投资
direct current直流；[电]直流电
foreign direct investment n. 外国直接投资，对外直接投资
direct effect直接效应
direct influence直接影响
direct contact直接接触
direct access[计]直接存取
direct marketing直接行销
direct relation直接联系
direct selling 直接销售（等于direct marketing）
direct sunlight直射阳光
direct control直接控制；直接管制
direct relationship直系亲属关系
direct connection直接连接
direct proportion n. 正比；正比例
direct drive直接驱动；直接传动
direct action直接行动；直接作用
direct bearing导向轴承
direct manipulation直接操作，直接操纵
direct injection直接喷射；直接注入；直接射出法
更多收起词组短语这组词都有“管理、支配”的意思，其区别是：
direct侧重行使领导或指导权。
control含义广泛的常用词，指对人或物施以约束或控制的力量。
supervise侧重指运用本身的或被授予的权力来管理、检查工作，含监督意味。
govern侧重指运用任何控制的权力来统治或管理一个国家、一个社会或一个部门，暗含能力和知识的运用。
administer指官方的或正式的对事务的管理。
rule强调用绝对或独裁的权力来管理或统治。
manage强调对具体事务机构进行管理，有时含受权管理或处理之意。
direct, directly这组词都有“直接地”的意思，其区别是：
direct指行路中不停步、不绕道、直奔目的地。
directly指以一种直接的方式。表时间时，指立刻，不拖延之意。
guide, direct, conduct, pilot, lead这组词都有“引导”的意思，其区别是：
guide普通用词，可与conduct换用，指引导者与被引导者双方彼此合作，共同努力的关系。
direct指为某人指方向，但自己不一定亲自引路，也可表示指导一群人的事或活动。
conduct正式用词，指引导某人去某处，强调亲自带领；也强调监督管理一群有共同目的或目标的人。
pilot从原义“为飞机、轮船导航”借喻为指亲自带领某人去某处。
lead指走在前面给某人引路或带路人共同去达到某一目标。用于抽象意义时，指在某项活动或运动中起主导和组织作用。