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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Ours is a fairly new country, so our cities and towns are modern.
我们的国家是个很新的国家，所以我们的城镇很现代化。
It can copy a long report and sort the copies and pin them together.
现它可以复印长篇的报告，把复印件分类，并装订起来。
At that time only the British government had the right to sell salt, which was taxed, so Gandhi encouraged the whole nation to make their own salt.
那时，只有英国政府有权出售盐，而且盐是要征税的。于是甘地鼓励所有的国民自己生产盐。