straight·en
verb/ˈstreɪtn/
/ˈstreɪtn/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they straighten | /ˈstreɪtn/ /ˈstreɪtn/ |
| he / she / it straightens | /ˈstreɪtnz/ /ˈstreɪtnz/ |
| past simple straightened | /ˈstreɪtnd/ /ˈstreɪtnd/ |
| past participle straightened | /ˈstreɪtnd/ /ˈstreɪtnd/ |
| -ing form straightening | /ˈstreɪtnɪŋ/ /ˈstreɪtnɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to become straight; to make something straight
（使）变直，变正 - straighten something (out) I straightened my tie and walked in.
我把领带拉正，走了进去。 - She walked around my room, straightening things that didn’t need to be straightened.
她在我的房间里走来走去，整理不需要整理的东西。 - straighten (out) The road bends here then straightens out.
公路在这儿拐弯，然后就直了。
- straighten something (out) I straightened my tie and walked in.
- [transitive, intransitive] to make your body straight without bending any part of it
挺直，端正（身体） - straighten something He stood up and straightened his shoulders.
他站起身，挺起肩膀。 - straighten something/yourself up I straightened myself up to answer the question.
我直起身来回答问题。 - straighten (up) Straighten up slowly, then repeat the exercise ten times.
慢慢挺直身体，然后把这个动作重复十次。
- straighten something He stood up and straightened his shoulders.