straighten词组,隐喻,短语

straighten

straightenstraighten[ˈstreɪt(ə)n],straighten 'out; ,straighten sth 'out 1.■to become or to make sth straight﹙ 使﹚ 变直:After the bridge, the road straightens out.过了桥之后，路就直了。attempts to straighten out the river 将河道改直的尝试[G]v+adv ◆ v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv,straighten sb 'out; ,straighten yourself 'out 2.■to help sb deal with problems or understand a difficult situation which may be making them behave badly; to help yourself in this way帮人﹙或自行﹚解决问题；﹙使某人﹚重回正轨:A few sessions talking to a counsellor should straighten him out.跟辅导员谈几次就会使他改正过来的。[synonym]sort sb/yourself out[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n,straighten sth 'out 3.■to deal with problems or a difficult situation; to organize things that are confused解决问题﹙或困难﹚；清理；整顿:I was left to straighten out the mess.只留下我来收拾这个烂摊子。He’s trying to straighten out his finances.他正试图理清他的财务。[synonym]sort sth out[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv,straighten 'up 4.■to stand up straight from a bent position挺直身子；站立起来:She slowly straightened up and rubbed her back.她慢慢站起来揉了揉背。[G]v+adv,straighten sth 'up 5.■to make a room, etc. neat and tidy整理；收拾整齐:We’d better straighten up the house before they get back.我们最好在他们回来之前把房子收拾好。[synonym]tidy sth up[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv