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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

straighten

英  [ˈstreɪtən]
    

[VERB]

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • straighten out

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 使变直（同）straighten） , 变直

    Straighten out means the same as straighten.

    双语例句

    例：

    No one would dream of straightening out the church's knobbly spire.

    没人会梦想使教堂的圆形尖顶变直。

    2. [PHRASAL 短语] 理清

    If you straighten out a confused situation, you succeed in getting it organized and cleaned up.

    近义词

    sort out

    双语例句

    例：

    He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things.

    他将和他约个时间把几件事情理清楚。

  • straighten up

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 整理 , 摆好（同）straighten）

    Straighten up means the same as straighten.

    双语例句

    例：

    This is my job, to straighten up, to file things.

    这就是我的工作，整理东西，把东西归档。

    2. [PHRASAL 短语] 挺直腰（同）straighten）

    Straighten up means the same as straighten.

    双语例句

    例：

    He straightened up and slipped his hands in his pockets.

    他挺直身子，把手插进口袋里。

    VERB. 动词

  • straightens , straightening , straightened

    1. [T 及物动词] 整理 , 摆好

    If you straighten something, you make it neat or put it in its proper position.

    双语例句

    例：

    She sipped her coffee and straightened a picture on the wall.

    她抿了口咖啡，然后把墙上的一幅画扶正。

    2. [I 不及物动词] 挺直 , 端正（身体）

    If you are standing in a relaxed or slightly bent position and then you straighten, you make your back or body straight and upright.

    双语例句

    例：

    The three men straightened and stood waiting.

    那3个男人挺直身体，站着等候。

    3. [I 不及物动词] 使变直 , 变直

    If you straighten something, or it straightens, it becomes straight.

    反义词

    curve , bend , twist

    双语例句

    例：

    Straighten both legs until they are fully extended.

    双腿挺直，直到完全伸展开。

    例：

    The road straightened and we were on a plateau.

    道路变直了，我们驶上了高原。

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