
straighten up
基本释义
形容词:straighten up
- 词义1:挺直的,笔直的
- 词义2:整洁的,整齐的
名词:straighten-up
- 词义1:整理,整顿
词语辨析
straighten up与straighten out的区别:
这两个短语都可以表示“整理,整顿”的意思,但straighten up更侧重于随手收拾或使某物整齐,而straighten out更侧重于解决或澄清某个问题或情况。
词汇扩充
形容词:straightened
- 词义1:挺直的,笔直的
- 词义2:整洁的,整齐的
动词:straighten
- 词义1:使直,使挺直
- 词义2:整理,整顿
近义词
形容词:upright, erect, neat, tidy
名词:organization, orderliness
反义词
形容词:crooked, bent, disheveled
名词:disorder, disarray
柯林斯词典
straighten up (phrasal verb)
- If you straighten up a place or straighten it up, you tidy it and make it orderly.
- If you straighten up, you sit or stand with your back very straight.
牛津词典
straighten (verb)
- Make or become straight.
- Make neat or tidy.
- Resolve or clarify.
用法
straighten up作为动词短语的用法示例:
- Straighten up your room before you go out.
- You should straighten up your posture when sitting at the desk.
straighten作为动词的用法示例:
- Straighten your back and stand tall.
- I need to straighten my hair with a flat iron.
- Let's straighten out the misunderstanding between us.
相关例句
- She straightened up the books on the shelf.
- He straightened up the room before the guests arrived.
- After a long day at work, she straightened up her desk and left the office.
- The teacher told the students to straighten up their chairs and sit quietly.
- He straightened up and saluted as the general entered the room.
- She straightened up her back and walked confidently onto the stage.
- He straightened up his tie before the job interview.
- The parents reminded their children to straighten up their bedrooms before going to bed.
- The maid straightened up the living room, making sure everything was in its place.
- The employee was asked to straighten up the messy file cabinet.
- She straightened her hair and applied some makeup before going out.
- I need to straighten my tie; it's crooked.
- The therapist showed her how to straighten her spine for better posture.
- He asked the barber to straighten his curly hair.
- The manager called a meeting to straighten out the issues in the department.
- They need to straighten out the legal matters before signing the contract.
- The teacher tried to straighten out the misunderstanding between the students.
- The lawyer helped straighten out the dispute between the two parties.
- The accountant was hired to straighten out the company's financial records.
- He sought therapy to straighten out his personal problems.