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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You don't keep your word. Why didn't you tell me then? I've been looking forward to it. How can you change your mind at last minute?
你不守信用。为什么那时不告诉我呢？我一直都盼望着它呢。你怎么能在最后时刻改变主意呢？
Two years later, her father disappeared, never to be heard from again.
两年后，她父亲失踪了，从此再无音讯。
My name's Tom Goode, by the way.
我叫汤姆·古德，顺便告诉你。