straighten
英 [ˈstreɪtn]
美 [ˈstreɪtn]
v. (使)变直,变正; 挺直,端正(身体)
过去式:straightened 现在分词:straightening 过去分词:straightened 第三人称单数:straightens
Collins.1 / BNC.5773 / COCA.4877
短语动词
straighten out
1. (使)变直;(使)变正 2. 理清,整顿(混乱的局面)
straighten up
1. 挺直,弄直(身体)
短语用例
straighten sb↔out
- 帮人解决问题;为人解除困惑
to help sb to deal with problems or understand a confused situation- I straightened my tie and walked in.
我把领带拉正,走了进去。 - The road bends here then straightens out.
公路在这儿拐弯,然后就直了。
- I straightened my tie and walked in.
straighten sth↔out
- 清理;整顿
to deal with a confused situation by organizing things that are causing problems
straighten sth↔up
- 整理;收拾整齐
to make sth neat and tidy
牛津词典
verb
- (使)变直,变正
to become straight; to make sth straight- I straightened my tie and walked in.
我把领带拉正,走了进去。 - The road bends here then straightens out.
公路在这儿拐弯,然后就直了。
- I straightened my tie and walked in.
- 挺直,端正(身体)
to make your body straight and vertical- He stood up and straightened his shoulders.
他站起身,挺起肩膀。 - I straightened myself up to answer the question.
我直起身来回答问题。 - Straighten up slowly, then repeat the exercise ten times.
慢慢挺直身体,然后把这个动作重复十次。
- He stood up and straightened his shoulders.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 把…整理好;使端正
If youstraightensomething, you make it tidy or put it in its proper position.- 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。 - ...tidying, straightening cushions and organising magazines.
收拾、摆放靠垫和整理杂志
- She sipped her coffee and straightened a picture on the wall.
- VERB 挺直,端正(身体)
If you are standing in a relaxed or slightly bent position and then youstraighten, you make your back or body straight and upright.- The three men straightened and stood waiting.
3 个男人挺直身体,站着等候。 - Straighten upmeans the same asstraighten.
straighten up 同 straighten - He straightened up and slipped his hands in his pockets.
他挺直身子,把手插进口袋里。
- The three men straightened and stood waiting.
- V-ERG (使)变直;(使)变正
If youstraightensomething, or itstraightens, it becomes straight.- Straighten both legs until they are fully extended...
挺直双腿直至完全伸展开。 - The road straightened and we were on a plateau.
路变直了,我们驶上了高原。 - Straighten outmeans the same asstraighten.
straighten out 同 straighten - No one would dream of straightening out the knobbly spire at Empingham Church...
谁都无法将埃姆平汉教堂疙瘩嶙峋的尖顶弄直。 - The road twisted its way up the mountain then straightened out for the last two hundred yards.
路弯弯曲曲地环山而上,在最后的 200 码变得平直。
- Straighten both legs until they are fully extended...
英英释义
verb
- put (things or places) in order
- Tidy up your room!
- make straight or straighter
- Straighten this post
- straighten hair
- make straight
- straighten by unrolling
- roll out the big map
- get up from a sitting or slouching position
- The students straightened when the teacher entered
- straighten up or out
双语例句
- It's said to help me straighten my legs.
我被“绑架了”。据说这样将来我的腿能长得直! - He hasn't come round yet. Could you try and straighten him out?
他一时想不通,你开导开导他好吗? - The three men straightened and stood waiting.
3个男人挺直身体,站着等候。 - The triceps and biceps work in unison to bend and straighten the arm.
三头肌和二头肌协调一致的工作使我们的手臂弯曲与伸直。 - 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。 - Straighten both legs until they are fully extended
挺直双腿直至完全伸展开。 - If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!
我妈妈告诉我什么是时间:如果你再不长大,我会将你揍到下个周末中! - Gradually straighten your legs until you are standing upright.
慢慢伸直你的腿,直到你站直。 - He's losing a lot of blood. I'm gonna straighten up his face, all right?
他流了很多血,我得清理一下他的脸,好吗? - This time I have to straighten things out with him.
这次我要和他摊牌。