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　

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Collins.1 / BNC.5773 / COCA.4877

短语动词

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
  1. I straightened my tie and walked in.
     我把领带拉正，走了进去。
  2. The road bends here then straightens out.
     公路在这儿拐弯，然后就直了。

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
  1. I straightened my tie and walked in.
     我把领带拉正，走了进去。
  2. The road bends here then straightens out.
     公路在这儿拐弯，然后就直了。
• 挺直，端正（身体）
  to make your body straight and vertical
  1. He stood up and straightened his shoulders.
     他站起身，挺起肩膀。
  2. I straightened myself up to answer the question.
     我直起身来回答问题。
  3. 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。

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.
  1. 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. ...tidying, straightening cushions and organising magazines.
     收拾、摆放靠垫和整理杂志
• 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.
  1. The three men straightened and stood waiting.
     3 个男人挺直身体，站着等候。
  2. Straighten upmeans the same asstraighten.
     straighten up 同 straighten
  3. He straightened up and slipped his hands in his pockets.
     他挺直身子，把手插进口袋里。
• V-ERG (使)变直;(使)变正
  If youstraightensomething, or itstraightens, it becomes straight.
  1. Straighten both legs until they are fully extended...
     挺直双腿直至完全伸展开。
  2. The road straightened and we were on a plateau.
     路变直了，我们驶上了高原。
  3. Straighten outmeans the same asstraighten.
     straighten out 同 straighten
  4. 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。
  5. 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。

英英释义

verb

• put (things or places) in order
  1. Tidy up your room!
  Synonym:tidytidy upclean upneatenstraighten outsquare away
• make straight or straighter
  1. Straighten this post
  2. straighten hair
• make straight
  Synonym:straighten out
• straighten by unrolling
  1. roll out the big map
  Synonym:roll out
• get up from a sitting or slouching position
  1. The students straightened when the teacher entered
• straighten up or out
  Synonym:unbend

双语例句

• You should straighten out your confused thinking.
  你应该理顺你的混乱思维。
• I spent ages trying to straighten the hem of that dress.
  我花了很长时间想把那件衣服的边弄直。
• If you are getting more flexible, you can straighten both of your legs in this position.
  如果你的柔韧度变得更好，你可以在做这个体式时伸直双腿。
• 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？
• Let me straighten out your shirt-it's all in a bunch at the back.
  北让我把你的衬衫拉拉直，它背后都皱成一团了。
• Straighten this post; straighten hair.
  拉直这根柱子；拉直头发。
• He got it all screwed up, it will take a week to straighten out the mess.
  他把事情全搞坏了，要花一星期时间才能把这一团糟的局面整理出头绪来。
• But first we need to straighten the bones.
  但首先要弄直你的骨头。
• Straighten up the room.
  把房间理一理。
• 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！