Straighten
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vt.& vi. 變直，把…弄直;整理，整頓;使…改正;使…好轉;
vi. 變好起來;
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straight直的+en變成 →弄直，使直
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Things will straighten out.
情況會好轉的。
Exercise helped to straighten the injured arm.
體操有助于弄直受傷的手臂。
Let's straighten up the room.
我們把房間整理一下吧。
I really should straighten my situation out.
我真得把我的情況澄清。
straighten one's thinking
使思考有條理,理清思路
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straighten
v
1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (up/out) (cause sth to) become straight （使某物）變直
The road straightens (out) after a series of bends. 這條路經過幾個轉彎之後就直了.
straighten one's tie, skirt 把領帶、 裙子弄平整
Straighten your back (up)! 把背挺直!
2 (phr v) straighten sth out settle or resolve sth; remove difficulties from sth 解決某事物; 排除某事物存在的困難
Let's try to straighten out this confusion. 咱們努力收拾這個混亂的局面吧. straighten sb out (infml 口) remove the doubt or ignorance in sb's mind 使某人消除疑慮; 給某人解釋清楚
You're clearly rather muddled about office procedures but I'll soon straighten you out. 你顯然不大明白辦事的手續, 我很快就給你解釋清楚. straighten (oneself) up make one's body upright 把身子挺直.
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*['streitn]vt. 弄直, 整頓, 清理, 使改正vi. 直起來, 改正, 好轉相關詞組: straighten sth out straighten up
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Ours is a fairly new country, so our cities and towns are modern.
我們的國家是個很新的國家，所以我們的城鎮很現代化。
It can copy a long report and sort the copies and pin them together.
現它可以復印長篇的報告，把復印件分類，并裝訂起來。
At that time only the British government had the right to sell salt, which was taxed, so Gandhi encouraged the whole nation to make their own salt.
那時，只有英國政府有權出售鹽，而且鹽是要征稅的。于是甘地鼓勵所有的國民自己生產鹽。