straighten
[VERB]
straighten out
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 使变直（同）straighten） , 变直
Straighten out means the same as straighten.
双语例句
例：No one would dream of straightening out the church's knobbly spire.
没人会梦想使教堂的圆形尖顶变直。
2. [PHRASAL 短语] 理清
If you straighten out a confused situation, you succeed in getting it organized and cleaned up.
近义词
sort out
双语例句
例：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。
straighten up
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 整理 , 摆好（同）straighten）
Straighten up means the same as straighten.
双语例句
例：This is my job, to straighten up, to file things.
这就是我的工作，整理东西，把东西归档。
2. [PHRASAL 短语] 挺直腰（同）straighten）
Straighten up means the same as straighten.
双语例句
例：He straightened up and slipped his hands in his pockets.
他挺直身子，把手插进口袋里。
PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
straightens , straightening , straightened
1. [T 及物动词] 整理 , 摆好
If you straighten something, you make it neat or put it in its proper position.
双语例句
例：She sipped her coffee and straightened a picture on the wall.
她抿了口咖啡，然后把墙上的一幅画扶正。
2. [I 不及物动词] 挺直 , 端正（身体）
If you are standing in a relaxed or slightly bent position and then you straighten, you make your back or body straight and upright.
双语例句
例：The three men straightened and stood waiting.
那3个男人挺直身体，站着等候。
VERB. 动词
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