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词组 tidy
释义
tidy
adjective
1
large, considerable. As in the song sung by Boy Scouts: 'The great meat pie was a tidy size, / And it took a week to make it, / A day to carry it to the shop, / And just a week to bake it' UK, 1838.
2
satisfactory; good; decent; correct. Widely exampled by John Edwards, Talk Tidy ! (the title is defined in the book as 'speak properly!'), 1985 UK, 1844.
3
sexually attractive; sexy UK, 2000
⇨ tidy and neat; tidy
verb to eat. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
⇨ tidy; tidy up
verb
1
to make something orderly, clean, etc UK, 1821.
2
to wash the vulva and vagina TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1978
phrasetidy[tidied, tidied, tidying]
tidy away
tidy sth awaytidy 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 uptidy up sthtidy 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 uptidy-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 up3. tidy up sthtidy 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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tidy up

1. To make something or some place cleaner, neater, or more organized in appearance. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "tidy" and "up." You really need to tidy up your room. It's like a pigsty in there! I've been meaning to tidy up the bookshelves—I'm sick of having all those books thrown in a heap.
2. To refine something (such as a piece of writing) by removing errors, inconsistences, offensive elements, etc. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "tidy" and "up." I paid an editor to tidy up my manuscript, and after that I got multiple offers! No radio station will play this song as-is—you need to tidy it up a bit and remove the foul language.

tidy something up

to clean something up; to make something more orderly. Please tidy this room up. I'll tidy up the kitchen later.

tidy up

to clean up [oneself or a place]. Please tidy up. This place is a mess. Please tidy up. You are a mess.

tidy up

v.
1. To put something in order; clean something: We should tidy up the house. We need to tidy this report up before we can submit it.
2. To make things orderly and neat in appearance or procedure: We should tidy up before the guests arrive. I need to tidy up; my hair is a mess.
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