[] ( directories) a book or series of Internet pages containing lists of information, usually in alphabetical order, for example people's telephone numbers or the names and addresses of businesses in a particular area指南；手册；目录；黄页◆They publish a directory of law firms.他们出版了一本律师事务所名录。◆creating an online business directory建立在线企业指南◆They have decided to sell their directories business.他们已决定出售黄页业务。⨁an online / a printed directory在线／印刷指南⨁a business / telephone / trade directory商业／电话／贸易指南⨁to compile / create / publish a directory编纂／编写／出版指南⨁to be listed in a directory在指南中刊载⨁to consult / look sb up in / search a directory在名录中查阅／查找某人／搜索 () a file containing a group of other files or programs in a computer（计算机文件或程序的）目录◆Create a directory called ‘DATA’ on your hard disk and copy the files to it.在硬盘上建立一个叫 DATA 的目录并把文件拷入其中。⨁to create / delete a directory建立／删除目录⨁to copy sth from / into / to a directory从目录拷贝…；将…拷入目录；⨁a current / default / root directory当前／预设／根目录classified directory ex-directory telephone directory