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

• 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。
• Were you able to straighten out the insurance glitch?
  保险的事你搞定了吗？
• You think that'll straighten out your frizzled hair?
  你认为那样会弄直你的卷发？
• Mr Smith, we would like to have you help straighten out the trouble concerning the breakage of the packages.
  史密斯先生，我们想请您帮忙解决一下有关包装破损的问题。
• 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。
• He did not know how to straighten out this mess.
  他不知道如何收拾这个烂摊子。
• 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。
• Can you straighten out the dent in the bumper?
  你能将保险杠上的凹处修理好吗？
• Let me straighten out your shirt-it's all in a bunch at the back.
  北让我把你的衬衫拉拉直，它背后都皱成一团了。
• Straighten out the price, city managers should represent citizens to and gas mining and transportation company negotiations.
  理顺价格，城市的管理者应该代表市民去和燃气的开采和运输公司谈判。