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
On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read
It soon became clear that the straight part of the dance changed when the sun's position changed. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance.