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单词 straighten out
释义 straighten out
🄰 vi.
(become straight)road, river +变直

The road twisted its way up the mountain then straightened out for the last two hundred yards.道路环山蜿蜒而上, 在最后200码时豁然平坦。

🄱 vt. sep.
1.(make straight)to straighten sth out or to straighten out sth弄直;使变直

No one would dream of straightening out the knobbly spire of our church.谁都无法将我们教堂疙瘩嶙峋的尖顶弄直。

2.(sort out)to straighten sth out or to straighten out sth
+ finances整顿;+ affairs理清;理顺

His business background helped him straighten out city finances when he took over.凭着自己的商科背景, 他接手后理清了该市的财政状况。

It'll take six weeks to get things straightened out.得花六个星期才能把事情理清楚。

3.(reform)to straighten sb out or to straighten out sb改造, 重塑(某人)

I was in a mess but a few months surfing and travelling straightened me out.我当时一团糟, 但几个月的冲浪和旅行改变了我。

to straighten yourself out改变自己;重塑自我;浪子回头

He was a juvenile delinquent before he straightened himself out.他曾是一名少年犯, 后来改过自新。

4.(clarify)to straighten sth out or to straighten out sth把…弄明白;把…理清楚

He would make an appointment with her to straighten out a couple of things.他会约她出来把一些事情说清楚。

He needed to straighten things out in his mind.他得在脑子里把事情理清楚。

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