Straighten
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vt.& vi. 变直，把…弄直;整理，整顿;使…改正;使…好转;
vi. 变好起来;
💡 词根助记
straight直的+en变成 →弄直，使直
📝 例句
Things will straighten out.
情况会好转的。
Exercise helped to straighten the injured arm.
体操有助于弄直受伤的手臂。
Let's straighten up the room.
我们把房间整理一下吧。
I really should straighten my situation out.
我真得把我的情况澄清。
straighten one's thinking
使思考有条理,理清思路
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
straighten
v
1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (up/out) (cause sth to) become straight （使某物）变直
The road straightens (out) after a series of bends. 这条路经过几个转弯之後就直了.
straighten one's tie, skirt 把领带、 裙子弄平整
Straighten your back (up)! 把背挺直!
2 (phr v) straighten sth out settle or resolve sth; remove difficulties from sth 解决某事物; 排除某事物存在的困难
Let's try to straighten out this confusion. 咱们努力收拾这个混乱的局面吧. straighten sb out (infml 口) remove the doubt or ignorance in sb's mind 使某人消除疑虑; 给某人解释清楚
You're clearly rather muddled about office procedures but I'll soon straighten you out. 你显然不大明白办事的手续, 我很快就给你解释清楚. straighten (oneself) up make one's body upright 把身子挺直.
🔁 扩展释义
*['streitn]vt. 弄直, 整顿, 清理, 使改正vi. 直起来, 改正, 好转相关词组: straighten sth out straighten up
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Next Friday? Why, what's happening? I'm going away for the weekend.
下星期五？嗨，到底有什么事情？我要外出度周末。
After all, you have nothing to lose if you are honest and a good worker.
如果你品质诚实，干活好，毕竟你没有什么东西可失去的。
The number of wagging dances per minute told the exact distance to the feeding place.
每分钟跳摇摆舞的次数说明了到喂食点的精确距离。