英语词汇“straighten”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

straightenstraighten /ˈstreɪt˺n/ ●●○ verb

VERB TABLE

straighten

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	straighten
	he, she, it	straightens
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	straightened
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have straightened
	he, she, it	has straightened
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had straightened
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will straighten
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have straightened

Continuous Form
Present	I	am straightening
	he, she, it	is straightening
	you, we, they	are straightening
Past	I, he, she, it	was straightening
	you, we, they	were straightening
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been straightening
	he, she, it	has been straightening
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been straightening
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be straightening
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been straightening

1[intransitive, transitive] to make something straight so that it does not bend or curve, or to become straight SYN straighten out: Try straightening your arm. After a few miles the river straightens.2[transitive] to move something so that it is upright, level, or in the correct position in relation to something else: He paused to straighten his tie.3[intransitive, transitive] to make your back straight, or to stand up straight after bending down SYN straighten up: Alan straightened in his chair.4[transitive] to make something neat and clean SYN straighten up: Mom told me to straighten my room.straighten out phrasal verb1 straighten something ↔ out to deal with the things that are causing problems or confusion in a situation: There are a few things that we need to straighten out between us.2 straighten somebody ↔ out to deal with someone’s bad behavior or personal problems: Five years in the navy helped straighten him out.3 straighten something ↔ out to make something straight so that it does not bend or curve, or to become straight: She slowly straightened out her legs.straighten up phrasal verb1 to begin to behave well after behaving badly: You’d better straighten up, young lady!2 straighten something ↔ up to make something neat and clean: I straightened up the house.3 to make your back straight, or to stand up straight after bending down