| 词汇 | straighten |
| 释义 | straighten | BrE ˈstreɪt(ə)n, AmE ˈstreɪtn | A. transitive verb ① (stop being bent, curved, curly, wavy) 使变直 ▸ to straighten one's arm/back/shoulders 伸直胳膊/挺直后背/挺起肩膀 ▸ to straighten one's hair 把头发弄直 ② (make upright or level) 使端正 ▸ I straightened my tie and walked in 我把领带正了正，走了进去 ③ (tidy) 使整洁 ▸ to straighten the room 整理房间 B. intransitive verb ① (stop being bent or curved) «road» 变直 ② (become upright) «person» 挺直身体 ; «back, shoulders» 挺直 PHRASAL VERBS straighten out A. intransitive verb «road, stem» 变直 B. [straighten sth out, straighten out sth] transitive verb ① (stop being bent or curved) 使变直 ▸ she sat down, straightening out one leg 她伸着一条腿坐了下来 ▸ he untwisted the wire and straightened it out 他解开缠绕的电线后又把它拉直 ② (sort out) 清理 ▸ I need time to straighten out the mess 我需要时间来收拾这个烂摊子 ▸ to straighten out a misunderstanding 澄清误会 C. [straighten sb out, straighten out sb] transitive verb ① informal (help to behave better) 帮…改进 ▸ I used to eat loads of junk food, but my husband straightened me out 我过去经常吃大量垃圾食品，但我的丈夫帮我改掉了这个习惯 ▸ to straighten oneself out 改过自新 ② (help to understand the real situation) 为…解除困惑 ▸ she straightened me out about a lot of things 她帮我弄清楚了很多事情 straighten up A. intransitive verb ① (become upright) 挺直身体 ▸ to straighten up and fly right US 改邪归正 ② (tidy up) 整理 B. transitive verb [straighten up sb/sth, straighten sb/sth up] ① (make upright or level) 把…收拾整齐 ▸ to straighten up one's tie 把领带拉正 ② (stop being bent or curved) 挺直 ‹back›③ (tidy) 使整洁 ▸ to straighten up the room 整理房间 ▸ go and straighten yourself up: you look a bit of a mess 去把自己弄干净：你看上去有点邋遢 |
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