straighten
- 英式英标[\'stretn]
- 美式音标[\'streɪt(ə)n]
vt. 整顿；使…改正；使…挺直；使…好转
vi. 变直；好转
中文词源
straighten 使变直，使变正
straight,直的，正的，-en,使。
英文词源
- straighten (v.)
- 1540s (transitive), from straight (adj.1) + -en (1). Intransitive sense from 1891. Related: Straightened; straightening; straightener. The Middle English verb was simply straight (late 14c.).
实用例句
- 1. From ingrained habit he paused to straighten up the bed.
- 出于长期的习惯，他停下来整理床铺。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Straighten both legs until they are fully extended.
- 挺直双腿直至完全伸展开。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》