| 词组 | straighten |
| 释义 | straighten [straightened, straightened, straightening] straighten out 1. straighten out sth/sb • straighten sth/sb out to deal with a problem, disagreement, or confused situation successfully: ▪ There were a few technical problems, but I talked to the engineers and we straightened everything out. ▪ It was a misunderstanding - I'm sorry I didn't get it straightened out at the time. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑sort out, ↑deal with 2. straighten sb out • straighten out sb to deal with someone's bad behaviour or personal problems: ▪ His parents got him a job, hoping that would straighten him out, but he ran away again. ▪ I told him that until he got his life straightened out I wasn't going to see him again. straighten yourself out ▪ He'd had a drink problem in the past, but he'd managed to straighten himself out. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑sort out 3. straighten out • straighten out sth • straighten sth out to become straight or to make something straight: ▪ The road is narrow and very twisty for about a mile and then it straightens out. ▪ Sylvia sat down on the bench and straightened out her legs. ▪ The application form got crumpled - I tried to straighten it out, but I think I made it worse! ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑straighten straighten up 1. straighten up • straighten yourself up to stand upright again after bending down, or to make your back completely straight: ▪ She bent over to tie her shoes and couldn't straighten up again. ▪ Ellie put down the brush, straightened up, and glared at William. ▪ Mike straightened himself up and tried to look confident. 2. straighten up sth • straighten sth up • straighten up to make a place tidy: ▪ Maintenance staff went on strike leaving workers to straighten up their own offices. ▪ I made a feeble attempt to straighten things up, tossing clothing into the laundry bag and clearing dishes from the sink. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑tidy up 3. straighten up AmE to begin to behave well after behaving badly: ▪ If you don't straighten up, we'll go home right now! |
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