- (用建议、指示、有益的情报等)指导，引导，指引，带领：
The general manager directed the company through a difficult time.
总经理带领公司渡过了难关。
- 规定…的方向；控制；操纵：
History is directed by a small number of great figures.
历史是由少数伟大人物指引着方向的。
- 管理；监督；处理：
He directs the affairs of the estate.
他管理(或负责)该庄园的事务。
He directs the activities of the club.
他管理俱乐部的活动。
- 指示；命令；指挥，指令；统帅；规定：
He directed us to leave the burning building.
他指示我们撤离燃烧着的大楼。
He directed the battle.
他指挥了那场战斗。
The police were directing the flow of traffic.
警察正在指挥交通。
- 导演(电影、戏剧、电视剧等)，当…的导演：
He directed three movies.
他导演了三部影片。
He directed five Shakespearean plays.
他导演了五部莎士比亚戏剧。
- 指挥(乐队、合唱队等)；领奏；领唱：
He directed an orchestra.
他指挥一个管弦乐队。
- 给(某人)指路(或引路、指示方向)：
She directed me to the post office.
她给我指明去邮局的路。
Can you direct me to the downtown?
请问到闹市区怎么走?
- 把…对准某一目标，指向或针对(某地或某物)；使向某个方向(或目标)移动(at，against，to，towards):
We directed radio waves around the globe.
我们向全球发射无线电波。
He directed his aim to us.
他把他的目标对准我们。
- 把(时间、精力、目光等)对准某一目标(或方向)，使…前朝某一目标(或结果)采取行动(或努力)(常与to或towards连用)：
He directed all his energies to the task.
他把全部精力都用于这项任务上。
He directed his efforts to improving living conditions.
他致力于改善生活条件。
- 针对某人(或某些人)说(话)，对(某人)讲(话)；提出(要求、意见等)；做出(手势、面部表情等)(against，at，to，towards):
He directed his remarks to the secretary.
他的话是对秘书说的。
Please direct your complaints to the chairman.
请向主席去提意见。
- 把(邮件等)寄至(某人或某地)；在(包裹、信封等邮件上)书写收件人的姓名、地址(与to，towards连用)：
She directed her package to her boy friend.
她在包裹上写上她男友的姓名地址。
She asked for her mail to be directed to her home address.
她要求把邮件寄到她家。