straighten
US
UK straighten [sth] vtr: (make straight)
SC 使…变直，将…拉直
SC 把…弄直 bǎ … nòng zhí
Jeremy straightened his tie.
杰里米将领带拉直。
straighten vi: (become straight)
SC 变直 biàn zhí
After miles of hairpin bends, the road finally straightened.
经过数英里的弯道，道路终于变直了。
straighten [sth] out vtr phrasal sep: (make straighter)
SC 把…弄直 bǎ … nòng zhí
The edge of the flower bed curves too sharply; can we straighten it out?
straighten [sth] out vtr phrasal sep: figurative, informal (matter: settle)
SC 理顺 lǐ shùn
SC 厘清
We need to straighten out this disagreement before we go any further.
straighten out vi phrasal: figurative, informal (improve behaviour)
SC 改正 gǎi zhèng
TC 改正
TC 改正
SC 改过自新 gǎi zhèng ，gǎi guò zì xīn
You either straighten out or you find someplace else to live.
straighten up vi phrasal: (stand straighter)
SC 站直
SC 挺直 tǐng zhí
Straighten up! Pull your shoulders back and pull your stomach in.
straighten [sth] up vtr phrasal sep: informal (tidy)
SC 整理 zhěng lǐ
TC 整理
TC 整理
SC 收拾整齐 zhěng lǐ，shōu shí zhěng qí
I straighten up the house whenever company is coming.
straighten up vi phrasal: informal, figurative (improve behaviour)
SC 改正 gǎi zhèng
TC 改正
TC 改正
SC 改过自新 gǎi zhèng ，gǎi guò zì xīn
You'd better straighten up before your father gets home!