straighten
verb
ˈstreɪtn
verb
1
straighten out
also
又作
to
become
straight,
or
to
make
something
straight
（使）变直; 把…弄直
I,T
Can
you
straighten
your
leg?
你能把你的腿伸直吗？
2
straighten up
also
又作
to
make
your
back
straight,
or
to
stand
up
straight
after
bending
down
挺直身子，直起身来
I
3
straighten up
also
又作
to
make
something
tidy
把…弄整齐
T
Mum
told
me
to
straighten
my
room.
妈妈让我把自己的房间整理干净。
4
straighten sth out
↔
to
deal
with
problems
or
a
confused
situation
and
make
it
better,
especially
by
organizing
things
解决〔问题〕; 整顿〔混乱情况〕;
There
are
several
financial
problems
that
need
to
be
straightened
out
quickly.
有几个财务问题需要迅速解决。
5
to
become
straight,
or
to
make
something
straight
变直;（使）直
The
path
soon
bends
to
the
right
then
straightens
out.
小路不久向右拐，然后就变得笔直了。
straighten
sth
She
straightened
out
her
legs.
她把腿伸直了。
She
straightened
out
her
legs.
她把腿伸直了。
6
to
improve
your
bad
behaviour
or
deal
with
personal
problems,
or
to
help
someone
do
this
（使）改好，（使）变好
He
straightened
out
when
he
joined
the
army.
他参军后，人就改好了。
straighten
sb
↔
out
Her
parents
changed
her
school,
hoping
it
would
straighten
her
out.
父母给她换了所学校，希望这样她能改好。
7
to
make
your
back
straight,
or
to
stand
up
straight
after
bending
down
挺直身子，直起身来
He
remained
bent
over
for
several
seconds
before
slowly
straightening
up.
他弯腰几秒钟，然后慢慢直起身来。
8
straighten sth up
↔
to
make
something
tidy
使整洁
9
to
begin
to
behave
well
after
behaving
badly
[美] 改邪归正，重新做人
AmE
You’d
better
straighten
up,
young
lady!
小姑娘，你最好规矩一点！