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英英字典: directed


KK Pronunciation

〔 dә`rZktId 〕

Pronunciation

〔 diˋrєktid 〕


Overview of verb direct

The verb direct has 13 senses


  • direct -- (command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework")

  • target, aim, place, direct, point -- (intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself")

  • direct -- (guide the actors in (plays and films))

  • direct -- (be in charge of)

  • lead, take, direct, conduct, guide -- (take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace")

  • send, direct -- (cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation")

  • aim, take, train, take aim, direct -- (point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent")

  • conduct, lead, direct -- (lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years")

  • direct -- (give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall")

  • calculate, aim, direct -- (specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public)

  • steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise -- (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)

  • address, direct -- (put an address on (an envelope))

  • mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate -- (plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery")


Overview of adj directed

The adj directed has 2 senses


  • directed -- ((often used in combination) having a specified direction; "a positively directed vector"; "goal-directed")

  • directed -- (manageable by a supervising agent; "a directed program of study")

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