straighten out
英 [ˈstreɪtn aʊt]
美 [ˈstreɪtn aʊt]
(使)变直; (使)变正; 理清,整顿(混乱的局面)
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 理清,整顿(混乱的局面)
If youstraighten outa confused situation, you succeed in getting it organized and tidied up.- 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。 - My sister had come in with her calm common sense and straightened them out.
我姐姐凭着自己的镇定和常识帮着把这些问题都解决了。
- He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things...
- → see:straighten 3
英英释义
verb
- change for the better
- The lazy student promised to reform
- the habitual cheater finally saw the light
- settle or put right
- we need to iron out our disagreements
- put (things or places) in order
- Tidy up your room!
- make free from confusion or ambiguity
- Could you clarify these remarks?
- Clear up the question of who is at fault
- make straight
- extricate from entanglement
- Can you disentangle the cord?
双语例句
- 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 out the material before cutting it.
在切割前先将材料弄直。 - Were you able to straighten out the insurance glitch?
保险的事你搞定了吗? - They decided to sit down and straighten out their differences.
他们决定坐下来谈判,解决彼此之间的分歧。 - His business affairs are in a terrible mess; they'll take ages to straighten out.
他的生意搞得一塌糊涂,因而他们要花很长时间才能整顿好。 - I had to straighten out her boss a little bit.
我只好去给她老板一点教训。 - Can you straighten out the dent in the bumper?
你能将保险杠上的凹处修理好吗? - We must straighten out our accounts and see how much we owe each other.
我们必须把我们的帐目清理一下,看谁欠谁多少。 - That toe never did straighten out and Father talked of it often.
那只脚趾再也没变直过来,父亲经常念叨着这件事。 - 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。