| 词汇 | straighten out |
| 释义 | straighten outstraighten out phrasal verbphr v a) straighten something ↔ outSOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEM to deal with problems or a confused situation and make it better, especially by organizing things 解决〔问题〕；整顿〔混乱情况〕 SYN sort out There are several financial problems that need to be straightened out quickly. 有几个财务问题需要迅速解决。 b) to become straight, or to make something straight （使）变直 The path soon bends to the right, then straightens out. 小路不久向右拐，然后就直了。 straighten something ↔ out She straightened out her legs. 她把腿伸直。 c) DEAL WITHto improve your bad behaviour or deal with personal problems, or to help someone do this （使）改好，（使）变好 He straightened out when he joined the army. 他参军后就改好了。 straighten somebody ↔ out Her parents changed her school, hoping it would straighten her out. 她父母给她换了学校，希望这样会使她改好。 Examples from the Corpus straighten out• Gemma needed surgery to straighten her cooked knee out.• The road twisted and turned for a few miles and then straightened out again.• He had straightened out all the paperclips on his desk, but had done no work. → straighten out at straighten(1) |
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