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单词 straighten out
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straighten out

1. phrasal verb
If you straighten out a confused situation, you succeed in getting it organized and tidied up.
He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
My sister had come in with her calm common sense and straightened them out. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
2.  straighten [sense 3]
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straighten out in British English

verb (adverb)
1. 
to make or become less complicated or confused
the situation will straighten out
2.  US and Canadian
to reform or become reformed

straighten out in American English

1. 
to make or become less confused, easier to deal with, etc.
2.  US
to make or become more correct or moral in behavior; reform
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Examples of 'straighten out' in a sentence
straighten out

He had still not had time to straighten out his own thoughts.
Meek, M R D A WORM OF DOUBT
She kept the left rudder pushed in, despite her desire to straighten out.
Brown, Dale CHAINS OF COMMAND (1993)

Chinese translation of 'straighten out'

straighten out

vi

  1. = straighten

vt

  1. = straighten
  2. [problem, situation] 弄清楚 (nòng qīngchǔ)
See straighten

straighten

(ˈstreɪtn)

vt

  1. [picture, hair] (also straighten out) 弄直 (nòngzhí)

vi

  1. [road etc] (also straighten out) 变(變)直 (biànzhí)

Nearby words of
straighten out

  • straight
  • straight away, straight off
  • straighten
  • straighten out
  • straighten up
  • straightforward
  • strain

Related terms of
straighten out

  • straighten
  • straighten up
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