directing
present participle ofdirect
| 单词 | directing |
| 释义 | directing present participle ofdirect direct verb uk/daɪˈrekt//dɪˈrekt/us/daɪˈrekt//dɪˈrekt/directverb(CONTROL)C1[T] tocontrolor be inchargeof anactivity,organization, etc.: She directs alargecharity. C1[T] totellpeoplethedirectionin which they mustdrive: There was apoliceofficerdirecting thetraffic. B1[IorT] to be inchargeof afilmorplayandtelltheactorshow toplaytheirparts: Hewantedto give upactingandstartdirecting (his ownfilms). "Jaws" was directed by Steven Spielberg. Compare produceverb(FILM/MUSIC)
Managing and organizing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way Cinema & theatre: production, direction & recording directverb(AIM)C1[Tusually+ adv/prep] toaimsomething in aparticulardirection: Was thatremarkdirectedat/towardsme? Criticism was directedagainst/atthemanufacturersof theproduct.
Aiming and aim
directverb(SAY WHERE)B1[T] totellsomeone how to getsomewhere: Could you direct metotheairport? I couldn'tfindthestation, so Iaskedsomeone if they could direct me. Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way
directverb(ORDER)[T+ obj + to infinitive]formal toordersomeone,especiallyofficially: Thejudgedirected thedefendanttoremainsilent. Giving orders & commands
Examplesofdirectingdirecting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. We do not see this approach as conflicting with biological theories of psychopathology but rather as an effort atdirectingattention to possible integration. From theCambridge English Corpus Subsequent reference to that location (by pointing to it, ordirectinga verb to it) has the function of referring back to that nominal. From theCambridge English Corpus Rare observations of important events such as birth, predation, innovation, and teaching can be vitally important indirectingresearch toward potentially important areas. From theCambridge English Corpus The baffledirectingthe pulmonary venous blood to the tricuspid, and the systemic venous blood to the mitral valve, could be identified in all patients. From theCambridge English Corpus This suggests that young infants point to enhance interaction, but older infants understand pointing asdirectingothers' attention. From theCambridge English Corpus At this age, infants appear to be activelydirectingan adult's attention. From theCambridge English Corpus That is, instead ofdirectingthe edges we incorporate the direction into the score functions. From theCambridge English Corpus At every stage there are footnotesdirectingthe interested reader to possible sources of more information and a good bibliography. From theCambridge English Corpus As pointed out earlier, higher priority may be given todirectingcommercial credit to non-environmental investments. From theCambridge English Corpus Some kinds of attention can be thought of asdirectingthe inputs to a module. From theCambridge English Corpus There are two difficulties, however, in using domain dependencies fordirectingthe selection of one design approach over another. From theCambridge English Corpus And during that time, were you concentrating on acting, ordirecting, or writing? From theCambridge English Corpus Men are managers of the public sphere,directingand performing those activities and guarding those spaces that affect the wellbeing of corporate groups. From theCambridge English Corpus If growth is the key, then governments may help both growth and the poor bydirectingtheir expenditures to infrastructural projects, especially roads and bridges. From theCambridge English Corpus Also, there were over forty sets of managers and agentsdirectingcompany affairs. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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