tidy
adj
(-ier, -iest)
1
(a) arranged neatly and in order 安排或排列整齊的
a tidy room, desk, garden 整整齊齊的房間、 書桌、 花園
keeps her house very tidy 保持她住宅整整齊齊.
(b) having the habit of keeping things neat and orderly 愛整齊的; 有整齊習慣的
a tidy boy 有整齊習慣的男孩
tidy habits 愛整齊的習慣
have a tidy mind, ie be able to think clearly and sensibly 思維有條理.
2 [attrib 作定語]
(infml 口) (esp of a sum of money) fairly large; considerable (尤指一筆錢)相當大的, 可觀的
She left a tidy fortune when she died. 她死時留下大筆財產.
It must have cost a tidy penny, ie quite a lot of money. 這準花了好多錢. tidy, n receptacle for odds and ends 盛零星物件的容器
a `desk tidy, ie for pens, paper-clips, etc 書桌上盛鋼筆、 曲別針等的容器
a `sink tidy, ie for bits of kitchen waste (廚房洗滌槽的)殘渣過濾器. tidy, v (pt, pp tidied)
1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sth/sb/oneself) (up) make (sth/sb/oneself) tidy 使(某物[某人/自己])整齊
Who's been tidying in here? 是誰一直在收拾這地方?
spent all morning tidying up 用一上午的時間整理
You'd better tidy this room (up) before the guests arrive. 你最好在客人到來之前把屋子整理好.
I must tidy myself up, ie make myself look tidy. 我得梳理一下.
2 (phr v) tidy sth away put sth in a certain place (esp out of sight) so that a room, etc appears tidy 將某物收起(尤指見不到處)使房間等顯得整齊
Tidy away your toys when you've finished playing. 你玩兒過玩具之後要收起來. tidy sth out remove unnecessary or unwanted items from sth and arrange the rest neatly 移去不要之物而將余下物品整理好; 清理
tidy out one's drawers, a cupboard, etc 清理抽屜、 柜櫥等.