neat

英 [niːt]

美 [niːt]

adj.  整洁的; 整齐的; 有序的; 有条理的; 爱整洁的; 小巧优雅的

比较级：neater　最高级：neatest　

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同义词辨析

neatcleanorderlytidy【导航词义：整洁的】

牛津词典

adj.

• 整洁的；整齐的；有序的
  tidy and in order; carefully done or arranged
  1. a neat desk
     整洁的课桌
  2. neat handwriting
     工整的笔迹
  3. neat rows of books
     一排排整齐的书
  4. She was wearing a neat black suit.
     她穿着整洁的黑色礼服。
  5. They sat in her neat and tidy kitchen.
     他们坐在她那干净整齐的厨房里。
• 有条理的；爱整洁的
  liking to keep things tidy and in order; looking tidy or doing things in a tidy way
  1. Try and be neater!
     干净利落点！
• 小巧优雅的
  small, with a pleasing shape or appearance
  1. her neat figure
     她那娇小玲珑的身材
• 简洁的；睿智的；灵巧的
  simple but clever
  1. a neat explanation
     简明的解释
  2. a neat solution to the problem
     解决这个问题的捷径
• 好的；极好的
  good; excellent
  1. It's a really neat movie.
     这真是一部极好的电影。
  2. We had a great time─it was pretty neat.
     我们玩得很痛快——棒极了。
• 未掺水的；纯的
  not mixed with water or anything else
  1. neat whisky
     纯威士忌酒

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 整洁的;整齐的
  Aneatplace, thing, or person is tidy and smart, and has everything in the correct place.
  1. So they left her in the neat little house, alone with her memories...
     于是他们把她一个人留在整洁的小房子里，只有记忆陪着她。
  2. She undressed and put her wet clothes in a neat pile in the corner.
     她脱掉衣服，把湿衣服整齐地码成一堆放在角落里。
  3. ...a girl in a neat grey flannel suit...
     身着整洁的灰色法兰绒套装的女孩
  4. Everything was neat and tidy and gleamingly clean.
     所有的东西都整整齐齐、干干净净、闪闪发亮。
• ADJ-GRADED 爱整洁的;会收拾的
  Someone who isneatkeeps their home or possessions tidy, with everything in the correct place.
  1. 'That's not like Alf,' he said, 'leaving papers muddled like that. He's always so neat.'
     他说道：“这不像是阿尔夫的风格，他不会把文件弄得那么乱。他一向很爱整洁。”
• ADJ-GRADED 匀整的;秀气的;小巧优雅的
  Aneatobject, part of the body, or shape is quite small and has a smooth outline.
  1. ...a faded woman with neat features.
     姿色虽衰但五官清秀的女人
  2. ...neat handwriting.
     娟秀的笔迹
• ADJ-GRADED (行动等)干净利落的，利索的
  Aneatmovement or action is done accurately and skilfully, with no unnecessary movements.
  1. A neat move between Black and Keane left Nigel Clough in the clear, but his shot skimmed wide of the far post.
     奈杰尔·克拉夫凭借一次漂亮的跑位在布莱克和基恩之间扯出了空当儿，但是他的射门却大大偏出了远门柱。
• ADJ-GRADED 巧妙的;简洁的;简便易行的
  Aneatway of organizing, achieving, explaining, or expressing something is clever and convenient.
  1. It had been such a neat, clever plan...
     这曾是个如此巧妙、机智的计划。
  2. Neat solutions are not easily found to these issues...
     很难找到解决这些问题的巧妙办法。
  3. 'Make the punishment fit the crime.' How neat and tidy it sounded.
     “罪罚相当”，这听起来多么简洁。
• ADJ-GRADED 很好的;很棒的
  If you say that something isneat, you mean that it is very good.
  1. 'Oh, those new apartments are really neat,' the girl babbled on...
     那个女孩赞不绝口地说：“噢，那些新公寓真是非常棒。” 
  2. It'll be neat to have a father and son playing on the same team...
     爸爸和儿子同队效力，那真是太棒了。
  3. He thought Mick was a really neat guy.
     他认为米克真是一个好小伙。
• ADJ (烈性酒)未掺水的，纯的
  When someone drinks strong alcoholneat, they do not add a weaker liquid such as water to it.
  1. He poured himself a brandy and swallowed it neat...
     他给自己倒了一杯白兰地，没兑水就一饮而尽。
  2. He took a mouthful of neat whisky, and coughed.
     他喝了一口纯威士忌，咳嗽了起来。

in AM, use 美国英语用 straight

英英释义

adj

• free from clumsiness
  1. he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek
  2. a clean throw
  3. the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife
  Synonym:clean
• without water
  1. took his whiskey neat
  Synonym:straightfull-strength
• free from what is tawdry or unbecoming
  1. a neat style
  2. a neat set of rules
  3. she hated to have her neat plans upset
  Synonym:refinedtasteful
• very good
  1. he did a bully job
  2. a neat sports car
  3. had a great time at the party
  4. you look simply smashing
  Synonym:bang-upbullycorkingcrackingdandygreatgroovykeenniftynot bad(p)peachyslap-upswellsmashing
• clean or organized
  1. her neat dress
  2. a neat room
  Synonym:orderly
• showing care in execution
  1. neat homework
  2. neat handwriting

双语例句

• The neighbours 'gardens were trim and neat.
  邻居们的花园整洁美观。
• Her novel subverts the conventions of linear narrative. It has no neat chronology and no tidy denouement.
  她的小说颠覆了线性叙事的传统，没有清晰的时间线索，也没有简单明了的结局。
• The road is flanked by neat rows of trees.
  路两旁的树长得很齐整。
• A rather neat option allows you to design your own fiendish puzzle.
  只要干净利落地做一个选择，你就能自己设计出难以解开的谜题。
• All his worldly goods were packed into a neat checked carrier bag
  他的所有家当都装在一个干净的方格图案手提袋里。
• She undressed and put her wet clothes in a neat pile in the corner.
  她脱掉衣服，把湿衣服整齐地码成一堆放在角落里。
• I like my whisky neat
  我喜欢喝纯威士忌。
• Everything was neat and tidy and gleamingly clean.
  所有的东西都整整齐齐、干干净净、闪闪发亮。
• He thought Mick was a really neat guy.
  他认为米克真是一个好小伙。
• He made a neat chopping motion with his hand.
  他挥手做了一个干净利落的劈砍的动作。