| 单词 | straighten out |
| 释义 | straighten out From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstraighten out phrasal verb1 straighten something ↔ outSOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEM to deal with problems or a confused situation and make it better, especially by organizing things SYN sort outThere are several financial problems that need to be straightened out quickly.2 to become straight, or to make something straightThe path soon bends to the right, then straightens out.straighten something ↔ outShe straightened out her legs.3 DEAL WITHto improve your bad behaviour or deal with personal problems, or to help someone do thisHe straightened out when he joined the army.straighten somebody ↔ outHer parents changed her school, hoping it would straighten her out. → straighten→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusstraighten out• Gemma needed surgery to straighten her cooked knee out.• The road twisted and turned for a few miles and then straightened out again.• He had straightened out all the paperclips on his desk, but had done no work. |
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