directional

英 [dəˈrekʃənl]

美 [dəˈrekʃənl]

adj.  (发出或接收信号、声音等)定向的，指向的; 方向的

BNC.15082 / COCA.15237

牛津词典

adj.

• （发出或接收信号、声音等）定向的，指向的
  producing or receiving signals, sound, etc. better in one particular direction
  1. a directional microphone/aerial
     定向传声器 / 天线
• 方向的
  connected with the direction in which sth is moving
  1. directional stability
     方向稳定性

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (天线、扩音器等)定向的
  If something such as a radio aerial, microphone, or loudspeaker isdirectional, it works most effectively in one direction, rather than equally in all directions at once.
  1. Dish aerials are highly directional...
     碟形卫星天线的定向性非常强。
  2. The directional microphone trained on Foresters Cottage could pick up every word uttered inside at several hundred yards.
     对准福雷斯特小屋的定向扩音器在几百码远的地方也能捕捉到里面的人所说的任何一句话。
• ADJ 方向的;指向的
  Directionalmeans relating to the direction in which something is pointing or going.
  1. Jets of compressed air gave the aircraft lateral and directional stability.
     压缩空气的喷吐使飞机的左右和前后都能保持稳定。

英英释义

adj

• showing the way by conducting or leading
  1. felt his mother's directing arm around him
  2. the directional role of science on industrial progress
  Synonym:directingdirectiveguiding
• relating to or indicating directions in space
  1. a directional microphone
• relating to direction toward a (nonspatial) goal
  1. he tried to explain the directional trends of modern science

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