straighten

🇬🇧 UK/'streitn/🇺🇸 US
B2

Definitions

v.

To make or become straight; to put in order or tidy up

弄直,变直;整理,整顿

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
straightenother
=straighten

Common Collocations

  • 1.straighten out理清,解决
  • 2.straighten up整理好;坐直
  • 3.straighten one's back挺直背部
  • 4.[straighten things out][把事情理顺]

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He straightened his tie before walking into the interview room.

  • 2.

    It took months of physical therapy to straighten her injured back.

  • 3.

    Please straighten up your desk before you leave the office.

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