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| 1 | carefully arranged and looking nice 整齐的；整洁的 |
| His hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail. 他的头发往后梳成一个整齐的马尾辫。 |
| She arranged the papers into three neat piles on her desk. 她把桌上的报纸理成整齐的3摞。 |
| neat and clean Her uniform was always neat and clean. 她的制服总是整齐而干净。 |
| neat and tidy The house was always neat and tidy. 这房子总是干净整洁的。 |
| | 1a | tending to keep things carefully arranged and looking nice 爱整洁的 | | Chris is a very neat person. 克里斯是个极其爱整洁的人。 | |
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| 2 | producing a result in a simple but intelligent way 简洁的；利落的；巧妙的 |
| a neat solution to the problem 解决问题的巧妙办法 |
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| 3 | small and pleasing in appearance 精致的；小巧的 |
| a neat little cottage 精致的小屋 |
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| 4 | a neat alcoholic drink is served without any ice and is not mixed with any other liquid （酒）纯的，不加冰的，不掺兑的 |
| He drank his whisky neat. 他喝了纯的威士忌酒。 |
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| 5 | AMERICAN informal good or nice 好的；不错的 |
| She’ s a really neat person – you’ ll like her. 她真的是个不错的人，你会喜欢她的。 |
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| neatly adv |
| The clean clothes were neatly folded. 这些干净的衣服叠得整整齐齐的。 |
| She was always neatly dressed. 她总是衣着整洁。 |
| The professor neatly summarized the history of the oil crisis. 这位教授简练地总结了这场石油危机的经过。 |
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| neatness noun U |
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