If something is in direct heat or light, it is strongly affected by the heat or light, because there is nothing between it.
直接 (受热) 的; (光) 直射的
If you direct something at a particular thing, you aim or point it at that thing.
瞄准• I reached the cockpit and directed the extinguisher at the fire without effect.
On arriving in New York, Dylan went directly to Greenwich Village.
迪伦一到纽约就直接去了格林威治村。
| direct | adv. without stopping or changing direction = directly | The train goes there direct / directly. |
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| adv. with no one in between = directly | He decided to contact the manager direct / directly. |