straighten out

英 [ˈstreɪtn aʊt]

美 [ˈstreɪtn aʊt]

（使）变直; （使）变正; 理清，整顿（混乱的局面）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 理清，整顿(混乱的局面)
  If youstraighten outa confused situation, you succeed in getting it organized and tidied up.
  1. He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things...
     他将和他约个时间把几件事情理清楚。
  2. My sister had come in with her calm common sense and straightened them out.
     我姐姐凭着自己的镇定和常识帮着把这些问题都解决了。
• → see:straighten 3

英英释义

verb

• change for the better
  1. The lazy student promised to reform
  2. the habitual cheater finally saw the light
  Synonym:reformsee the light
• settle or put right
  1. we need to iron out our disagreements
  Synonym:iron output right
• put (things or places) in order
  1. Tidy up your room!
  Synonym:tidytidy upclean upneatenstraightensquare away
• make free from confusion or ambiguity
  1. Could you clarify these remarks?
  2. Clear up the question of who is at fault
  Synonym:clearclear upshed light oncrystallizecrystallisecrystalizecrystalisesort outenlightenilluminateelucidate
• make straight
  Synonym:straighten
• extricate from entanglement
  1. Can you disentangle the cord?
  Synonym:disentangleunsnarl

双语例句

• He got it all screwed up, it will take a week to straighten out the mess.
  他把事情全搞坏了，要花一星期时间才能把这一团糟的局面整理出头绪来。
• He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things
  他将和他约个时间把几件事情理清楚。
• We can straighten out the matter there.
  我们可以在那里把事情澄清。
• We have inherited a very confused situation, which we are now trying to straighten out.
  我们接过来一个乱摊子，现在我们正在设法清理。
• You think that'll straighten out your frizzled hair?
  你认为那样会弄直你的卷发？
• That toe never did straighten out and Father talked of it often.
  那只脚趾再也没变直过来，父亲经常念叨着这件事。
• You should straighten out your confused thinking.
  你应该理顺你的混乱思维。
• We must straighten out our accounts and see how much we owe each other.
  我们必须把我们的帐目清理一下，看谁欠谁多少。
• Straighten out the material before cutting it.
  在切割前先将材料弄直。
• In this round of reform, we must further straighten out the relationship between the central and local governments.
  这次改革，要进一步处理好中央和地方的关系。