| 词组 | tidy |
| 释义 | tidy [tidied, tidied, tidying] tidy away tidy sth away • tidy away sth BrE to put things back in the place where they should be, especially after you have been using them: ▪ Anthea looked at her watch and began to tidy her papers away. ▪ All the dinner things had been neatly tidied away. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑put away, ↑clear away tidy up 1. tidy up • tidy up sth • tidy sth up BrE to make a place look neater by putting things in their proper places: ▪ Would you mind tidying up a bit before the guests arrive? ▪ They waited while the maids tidied up their hotel room. tidy up after sb (=make a place look neater after someone has made it untidy) ▪ She got fed up with tidying up after her husband all the time, and went back to live with her mother. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑clear up tidy-up n singular BrE when you make a place look neater by putting things in their proper places: ▪ I'll just give the house a quick tidy-up and then we can go out. 2. tidy yourself up especially BrE to make yourself look tidier or cleaner, for example by washing your face or brushing your hair: ▪ Janine went upstairs to tidy herself up before her date. ▪ Trish insisted on tidying herself up in the nearest ladies' lounge. ■ SIMILAR TO: smarten yourself up 3. tidy up sth • tidy sth up especially BrE to make a few small changes to something, especially a piece of written work, in order to improve it or finish it: ▪ I just want to tidy up a few things and then you can read it. |
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