單詞
straighten
英 ['stre?t(?)n]
美['stretn]
基本信息
- vt. 整頓；使…改正；使…挺直；使…好轉(zhuǎn)
- vi. 變直；好轉(zhuǎn)
TEM4CET6低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?straightens;過去式:?straightened;過去分詞:?straightened;現(xiàn)在分詞:?straightening;
中文詞源
straighten 使變直，使變正
straight,直的，正的，-en,使。
英文詞源
- straighten (v.)
- 1540s (transitive), from straight (adj.1) + -en (1). Intransitive sense from 1891. Related: Straightened; straightening; straightener. The Middle English verb was simply straight (late 14c.).
雙語例句
- 1. From ingrained habit he paused to straighten up the bed.
- 出于長期的習(xí)慣，他停下來整理床鋪。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Straighten both legs until they are fully extended.
- 挺直雙腿直至完全伸展開。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. A few sessions talking to a counsellor should straighten him out.
- 跟輔道員談幾次就會(huì)使他改正過來的.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. We employed a lawyer to straighten our legal tangle.
- 我們雇了一位律師把法律糾紛理出頭緒.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. We'd better straighten up the house before they get back.
- 我們最好在他們回來之前把房子收拾好.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
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