straighten

B2 CET-4 大学 FREQ #6304 ★☆☆☆☆

vt. 弄直, 整顿, 清理, 使改正 vi. 直起来, 改正, 好转

发音

US /ˈstɹeɪtn̩/

词形变化

straightened straightenest straighteneth straightening straightens 三单 straightens straightening 现在分词 straightened 过去式 straightened 过去分词

别名

str8n straiten streighten

教材释义与例句

动词

整顿；使…改正；使…挺直；使…好转

动词

变直；好转

释义与例句

v. B2
  1. 1.

    To cause to become straight.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To become straight.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.

    及物

    to straighten one's affairs

    straighten one's account

  4. 4.

    To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience).

    及物
  5. 5.

    To bribe or corrupt.

    俚语 及物
  6. 6.

    To stand up, especially from a sitting position.

    不及物
  7. 7.

    To make heterosexual.

    非正式 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 8

tidy cleanup straighten out neaten roll out square away tidy up unbend

反义词 1

bend

上位词 8

change order arrange setup alter unwind modify disentangle

下位词 10

make clean makeup rear extend comb draw up pull up rise up straighten up

参见 1

straighten out

相关短语

straighten out 改正, 清理, 澄清 straighten up 挺直, 改正, 清理, 澄清 straighten one's face 板起脸 straighten up and fly right

词源

From straight + -en. Compare Scots strauchten (“to straighten”).

来源：wiktionary