straighten

verb

1. （使）变直，变正
   to become straight; to make sth straight
   1. I straightened my tie and walked in.
      我把领带拉正，走了进去。
   2. The road bends here then straightens out.
      公路在这儿拐弯，然后就直了。
2. 挺直，端正（身体）
   to make your body straight and vertical
   1. He stood up and straightened his shoulders.
      他站起身，挺起肩膀。
   2. I straightened myself up to answer the question.
      我直起身来回答问题。
   3. Straighten up slowly, then repeat the exercise ten times.
      慢慢挺直身体，然后把这个动作重复十次。

1. VERB 把…整理好;使端正
   If you straighten something, you make it tidy or put it in its proper position.
   1. She sipped her coffee and straightened a picture on the wall.
      她抿了口咖啡，然后把墙上的一幅画扶正。
   2. ...tidying, straightening cushions and organising magazines.
      收拾、摆放靠垫和整理杂志
2. VERB 挺直，端正(身体)
   If you are standing in a relaxed or slightly bent position and then you straighten, you make your back or body straight and upright.
   1. The three men straightened and stood waiting.
      3 个男人挺直身体，站着等候。
   2. Straighten up means the same as straighten .
      straighten up 同 straighten
   3. He straightened up and slipped his hands in his pockets.
      他挺直身子，把手插进口袋里。
3. V-ERG (使)变直;(使)变正
   If you straighten something, or it straightens, it becomes straight.
   1. Straighten both legs until they are fully extended...
      挺直双腿直至完全伸展开。
   2. The road straightened and we were on a plateau.
      路变直了，我们驶上了高原。
   3. Straighten out means the same as straighten .
      straighten out 同 straighten
   4. No one would dream of straightening out the knobbly spire at Empingham Church...
      谁都无法将埃姆平汉教堂疙瘩嶙峋的尖顶弄直。
   5. The road twisted its way up the mountain then straightened out for the last two hundred yards.
      路弯弯曲曲地环山而上，在最后的 200 码变得平直。

1. From ingrained habit he paused to straighten up the bed.
   出于长期的习惯，他停下来整理床铺。
2. She sipped her coffee and straightened a picture on the wall.
   她抿了口咖啡，然后把墙上的一幅画扶正。
3. The three men straightened and stood waiting.
   3个男人挺直身体，站着等候。
4. Straighten both legs until they are fully extended
   挺直双腿直至完全伸展开。
5. The road straightened and we were on a plateau.
   路变直了，我们驶上了高原。
6. 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。
7. He hasn't come round yet. Could you try and straighten him out?
   他一时想不通，你开导开导他好吗？
8. Straighten up the room.
   把房间理一理。
9. Any time you start doubting your capabilities, just straighten your back.
   任何时候，你怀疑自己能力了，就挺直腰板。
10. Did he straighten up?
    他振作起来了吗？
11. Gradually straighten your legs until you are standing upright.
    慢慢伸直你的腿，直到你站直。
12. If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!
    我妈妈告诉我什么是时间：如果你再不长大，我会将你揍到下个周末中！
13. This will straighten your neck and back, and bring them into alignment.
    这样能够拉直您的颈部和背部，使它们对齐成一线。
14. Give me that bashed one, and I'll straighten it out.
    把那个撞坏了的给我，我来把它修好。
15. But first we need to straighten the bones.
    但首先要弄直你的骨头。
16. You should straighten out your confused thinking.
    你应该理顺你的混乱思维。
17. Straighten this post; straighten hair.
    拉直这根柱子；拉直头发。
18. If you are getting more flexible, you can straighten both of your legs in this position.
    如果你的柔韧度变得更好，你可以在做这个体式时伸直双腿。
19. He's losing a lot of blood. I'm gonna straighten up his face, all right?
    他流了很多血，我得清理一下他的脸，好吗？
20. She's inside. we're gonna straighten things out.
    她在屋里，我需要和你谈谈。
21. If you don't straighten this thing out with this judge.
    如果你不把这件事和这个鬼法官理顺咯。
22. 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。
23. The triceps and biceps work in unison to bend and straighten the arm.
    三头肌和二头肌协调一致的工作使我们的手臂弯曲与伸直。
24. This time I have to straighten things out with him.
    这次我要和他摊牌。
25. It's said to help me straighten my legs.
    我被“绑架了”。据说这样将来我的腿能长得直！
26. I spent ages trying to straighten the hem of that dress.
    我花了很长时间想把那件衣服的边弄直。
27. 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。
28. We can straighten out the matter there.
    我们可以在那里把事情澄清。
29. 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。
30. I told them to straighten up.
    我叫他们挺起身子来。

straighten sb↔out

1. 帮人解决问题；为人解除困惑
   to help sb to deal with problems or understand a confused situation
   1. I straightened my tie and walked in.
      我把领带拉正，走了进去。
   2. The road bends here then straightens out.
      公路在这儿拐弯，然后就直了。

straighten sth↔out

1. 清理；整顿
   to deal with a confused situation by organizing things that are causing problems

straighten sth↔up

1. 整理；收拾整齐
   to make sth neat and tidy

verb

1. put (things or places) in order
   1. Tidy up your room!

   Synonym:    tidytidy upclean upneatenstraighten outsquare away

2. make straight or straighter
   1. Straighten this post
   2. straighten hair

3. make straight

   Synonym:    straighten out

4. straighten by unrolling
   1. roll out the big map

   Synonym:    roll out

5. get up from a sitting or slouching position
   1. The students straightened when the teacher entered

6. straighten up or out

   Synonym:    unbend