词汇 | straighten out |
释义 | 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 |
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