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🇺🇸 /dɚˈɛkʃʌn/ 🇬🇧 /dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/
noun 编号: D01377 牛津3000 BNC #910 COCA #928
direction主要表示“朝哪里走或事情往哪里发展”，也可表示给予指导，以及电影、戏剧的导演工作；旧用法还可指管理机构或地址。
💡 记忆钩子
想象一支箭从出发点指向某处：箭尖所指是空间上的“方向”，事情沿着箭尖发展就是行动或趋势的“方向”；有人替你把箭指好，就是“指导”，而导演则是在现场为演员和镜头指方向。
📝 学习建议
  • 先掌握“空间方向”这一核心义，再把它扩展到“发展趋势”和“指导”；不要只把direction机械地理解成“方向”，因为在电影语境中它常指“导演工作”。
  • 看到旧文学或历史语境时，direction还可能指“管理机构”或“地址”，这两义不宜当作现代日常义。
📖 中文释义
noun
  • core 方向；朝向
    📖 指从某个起点出发、朝向某处或沿着某条路线移动时所指的方向，可以是上下、左右、南北，也可以是相对于某个物体的位置。
    💡 常用句型是“go in the direction of某地”“move in the same direction”或“change direction”。表示路线时，direction强调行进的朝向，不等于具体目的地；问路时也常用复数表示一组路线说明。
    countable uncountable
    Keep going in the same direction until you reach the bridge.
    继续朝同一个方向走，直到你到达那座桥。
    The wind suddenly changed direction.
    风向突然变了。
  • core 发展方向；趋势
    📖 把“方向”从空间中的箭头引申到抽象事务，表示一个计划、行动或局势将来大体朝哪里发展。
    💡 常见句型是“the direction of某事”或“move in a new direction”。它说的是总体趋势或战略取向，不一定表示已经确定的目标；谈公司、研究、政策或个人计划时都可以使用。
    countable uncountable
    The company is moving in a more sustainable direction.
    这家公司正朝着更加可持续的方向发展。
  • core 指导；指示
    📖 指有人替你把行动的“箭头”指清楚，告诉你该怎么做，或在工作、表演中给出引导。
    💡 常见搭配是“give direction”“follow someone's direction”和“look to someone for direction”。它既可以指具体指示，也可以指较笼统的指导；不要把它只理解成地图上的方向。
    countable uncountable
    The new manager gave the team clear direction.
    新经理为团队指明了清晰的方向。
  • common 导演工作；导演能力
    📖 在电影或戏剧中，指导演安排演员、镜头和整体呈现的工作，也可评价导演处理作品的能力。
    💡 常见句型是“the direction of the film”或“the film was well directed”。这里通常指创作和执导工作，不是电影中的行进方向；谈作品质量时，常与剧本、表演等方面并列。
    countable uncountable
    The film has beautiful photography but uneven direction.
    这部电影的摄影很美，但导演处理得不够均衡。
  • rare 管理机构；董事会
    📖 旧式用法中，direction可指负责指导或管理某项事务的一群人，即管理机构。
    💡 通常只见于历史文献、旧式正式文本或特定机构名称中。现代英语里谈管理机构一般使用更明确的词，不要把这个义项用于普通公司的管理层。
    countable dated uncountable
  • rare 地址
    📖 古旧用法中，direction可指某人的住址，即“人住在哪里”的信息。
    💡 主要出现在古典文学或历史语境中，现代英语通常不用它表示地址。日常交流中不要用这个义项替代表示地址的常用词。
    archaic countable uncountable
directions plural
📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 9 组
the act of setting and holding a course
同义词集: steering guidance direction
a new council was installed under the direction of the king
上位: control 下位: aim, driving, navigation, pilotage, piloting
the act of managing something;
同义词集: management direction
he was given overall management of the program
is the direction of the economy a function of government?
下位: administration, authorisation, authorization, conducting, disposal, empowerment, finance, guidance, handling, misconduct, misdirection, mismanagement, oversight, steering, superintendence, supervising, supervision, treatment
the concentration of attention or energy on something;
同义词集: focus focusing focussing focal point direction centering
the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
he had no direction in his life
上位: absorption, concentration, engrossment, immersion
a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; ;
同义词集: direction
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
上位: disposition, inclination, tendency 下位: tenor
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
同义词集: guidance counsel counseling counselling direction
上位: content, message, subject matter, substance 下位: confidential information, guideline, hint, lead, road map, steer, tip, wind
a message describing how something is to be done
同义词集: direction instruction
he gave directions faster than she could follow them
上位: content, message, subject matter, substance 下位: address, destination, formula, markup, name and address, prescript, prescription, recipe, rubric, rule, style
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
同义词集: commission charge direction
the judge's charge to the jury
上位: bid, bidding, command, dictation
a line leading to a place or point;
同义词集: direction way
he looked the other direction
didn't know the way home
上位: itinerary, path, route 下位: aim, bearing, course, heading, tendency, trend
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
同义词集: direction
he checked the direction and velocity of the wind
上位: position, spatial relation 下位: compass north, compass point, east, frontage, magnetic north, north, northeast, northwest, opposition, orientation, point, south, southeast, southwest, west, windward
🌳 词源
源自中古英语，来自古法语和拉丁语，基本词源义与“指向、引导”有关。
From Middle English direccioun, from Old French direccion, from Latin dīrēctiō. Equivalent to direct + -ion.
🔄 变式
directions plural
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