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源自中古英语 streightenen,由 straight(直的)加动词后缀 -en 构成,最终可追溯至古英语 streht(拉直的)。
❶ 使某物变直或不再弯曲的动作,常用于描述整理头发、衣物或调整物体形状的过程。
“She is straightening her hair with a flat iron.”
(她正在用直发器拉直头发。)
“He spent hours straightening the bent metal rod.”
(他花了几个小时把弯曲的金属杆弄直。)
❶ 比喻性地指纠正错误、解决问题或使情况恢复正常的行为。
“The new manager is straightening out the accounting mess.”
(新经理正在理清混乱的账目。)
“We need to straightening this misunderstanding before it gets worse.”
(我们需要在误会恶化前澄清它。)
straightening up — 整理或清理某物使其变得整洁有序,也可指改善行为或态度。
“I spent the morning straightening up my messy room.”
(我花了一上午整理我凌乱的房间。)
straightening out — 解决复杂问题或纠正错误情况,使事情回到正轨。
“The lawyer is helping us in straightening out the legal issues.”
(律师正在帮我们解决这些法律问题。)