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单词 neat
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
neat1 /nit/USA pronunciation   adj., -er, -est, adv. 
adj. 
    1. in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition:a neat room.
    2. having a trim and graceful appearance, shape, style, etc.:a neat figure.
    3. cleverly effective;
      skillful;
      adroit:a neat solution to the problem.
    4. Slang Termsgreat;
      wonderful;
      fine:What a neat car!
    5. Wine(of alcoholic drinks) with no ice or water added or any other liquid mixed.
    neat•ly, adv. 
    neat•ness, n. [uncountable]]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
neat1  (nēt),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, adv. 
adj. 
  1. in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition:a neat room.
  2. habitually orderly and clean in appearance or habits:a neat person.
  3. of a simple, pleasing appearance, style, design, etc.:a neat cottage.
  4. cleverly effective in character or execution:a neat scheme; a neat solution.
  5. Slang Termsgreat;
    wonderful;
    fine:What a neat car!
  6. clever, dexterous, or apt:She gave a neat characterization of the old woman.
  7. Winestraight (def. 33).
  8. Building
    • (of cement) without sand or other aggregate.
    • (of plaster) without any admixture except hair or fiber.
  9. net:neat profits.

adv. 
  1. Informal Termsneatly.
  • Latin nitidus shining, polished, handsome, spruce, equivalent. to nit(ēre) to shine + -idus -id4
  • Middle French
  • Middle English net spruce, trim, clean 1300–50
neatly, adv. 
neatness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged spruce, smart.
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged finished, well-planned.
    • 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged adroit.
    • 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unmixed, pure.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sloppy.
    • 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged maladroit.
    • 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mixed.

neat2  (nēt),USA pronunciation n., pl. neat. 
  1. Animal Husbandryan animal of the genus Bos;
    a bovine, as a cow or ox.
  • bef. 900; Middle English neet, Old English nēat, cognate with Old Norse naut, Middle Dutch noot; akin to Old English nēotan to use, possess

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
neat /niːt/ adj
  1. clean, tidy, and orderly
  2. liking or insisting on order and cleanliness; fastidious
  3. smoothly or competently done; efficient: a neat job
  4. pat or slick: his excuse was suspiciously neat
  5. (of alcoholic drinks) without added water, lemonade, etc; undiluted
  6. slang chiefly US Canadian good; pleasing; admirable
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French net, from Latin nitidus clean, shining, from nitēre to shine; related to Middle Irish niam beauty, brightness, Old Persian naiba- beautiful

ˈneatly adv ˈneatness n
neat /niːt/ n ( pl neat)
  1. archaic or dialect a domestic bovine animal
Etymology: Old English neat
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