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

• 1: Mark spent a whole morning trying to straighten out the fifty dollar mistake.
  这段话说：Mark花了整个上午试图更正五十美元的电费账目错误，但是经过整整四小时的努力还没有眉目。他实在不耐烦了，最后决定不如干脆付款算了。
• 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。
• He spent years trying to straighten out his drug-addict brother.
  他用了一年多的时间努力使他哥哥戒掉毒瘾。
• 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。
• I had to straighten out her boss a little bit.
  我只好去给她老板一点教训。
• Let's straighten out their strained relations.
  咱们把他们之间的紧张关系和解了吧。
• In order to straighten out this strange matter, we must meet them straightaway.
  为了把这件奇怪的事情弄清楚，我们得马上见他们。
• But Mr Chen refused, saying he was in so much pain that he was unable to straighten out his legs.
  但是陈先生拒绝了，称他太痛苦了，根本无法伸直自己的脚。
• You think that'll straighten out your frizzled hair?
  你认为那样会弄直你的卷发？
• First of all, we should straighten out their thinking.
  首先，思想上要弄通。