straighten

[US]/'streɪt(ə)n/
[UK]/'stretn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. (使)变直;解决问题;整理;挺直身子
Word Forms
现在分词straightening
第三人称单数straightens
过去式straightened
过去分词straightened
复数straightens

Phrases & Collocations

straighten your back

挺直你的背

straighten your hair

拉直你的头发

straighten your tie

整理你的领带

straighten out

清理;使成直线;澄清;改正

straighten up

好转;改正;清理

Example Sentences

Straighten the rivets, please.

请把那铆钉铆直。

straighten up your room

把你的房间整理一下

I was left to straighten out the mess.

只留下我来收拾这个烂摊子。

The bent strip can straighten up by itself.

这弯曲的金属片自己可以变直。

She straightened the picture on the wall.

她把墙上的画弄平整了。

rounding the lips to articulate an “o.” straighten

撅起双唇发“O”音 straighten

After the bridge, the road straightens out.

过了桥之后,路就直了。

attempts to straighten out the river

将河道改直的尝试

He’s trying to straighten out his finances.

他正试图理清他的财务。

they are asking for help in straightening out their lives.

他们请求帮助,以理顺生活。

That picture’s out of true. Can you straighten it up?

那幅画挂歪了,你能把它弄正吗?

A few sessions talking to a counsellor should straighten him out.

跟辅道员谈几次就会使他改正过来的。

She slowly straightened up and rubbed her back.

她慢慢站起来揉了揉背。

We’d better straighten up the house before they get back.

我们最好在他们回来之前把房子收拾好。

he straightened up , using the bedside table for support.

他支撑着床头柜直起了身子。

We employed a lawyer to straighten our legal tangle.

我们雇了一位律师把法律纠纷理出头绪。

Real-world Examples

He pretended to be straightening the cushion pile.

他假装把垫子摞齐。

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Hagrid had just straightened up and turned'round.

海格已经直起腰,转过身去。

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Glad we got that all straightened out.

讲通了就好。

Source: Friends Season 6

" The losses will stall when the market straightens itself."

“市场恢复正常时,就不会再有损失。”

Source: The Economist (Summary)

To straighten someone out, or to straighten out someone.

向某人解释清, 或者纠正某人。

Source: Coach Shane helps you practice listening.

The rat yawned. He straightened his whiskers.

老鼠打哈欠。它拉拉胡子。

Source: Charlotte's Web

Then, the leg is supported and slowly straightened at the knee.

然后,以腿部为支点,慢慢伸直膝盖。

Source: Osmosis - Nerve

At the gate, I paused to watch as she straightened up to catch her breath.

我停在大门口,看她挺直身子喘气。

Source: Flowers for Algernon

Now, did you guys get everything straightened out?

你们的事情都解决了吧?

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

Okay, well, now that we have the terminology straightened out. How dare you!

好吧,现在我们找到正确的名词了。你好大的胆子!

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 8

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