neaten sth
及物用法,后面直接跟被整理的对象,如房间、纸张、头发等。
She neatened the stack of magazines on the table.
她把桌上那摞杂志整理整齐了。
整理;使整洁;弄整齐
使(某人或某物)整洁;将(人或物)整齐有序地排列;整理。;从事将某人或某物整齐有序地排列的活动。;整顿
to make something tidy; to arrange things in an orderly way
使(某人或某物)整洁;将(人或物)整齐有序地排列;整理。
To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.
从事将某人或某物整齐有序地排列的活动。
To engage in activity that arranges someone or something in an orderly, tidy way.
一般现在时
She neatens her desk every morning.
她每天早上整理她的书桌。
一般过去时
He neatened the garden last weekend.
他上周末整理了花园。
现在完成时
They have neatened the living room before guests arrive.
他们在客人到达前已经整理了客厅。
规则动词,意为整理、使整洁。
She neatens her desk every morning before starting work.
她每天早上开始工作前整理书桌。
用法提示:动词原形,表示日常习惯动作
I have neatened the garden shed, so it's now tidy.
我已经整理了花园棚屋,现在很整洁了。
用法提示:过去分词,用于现在完成时
He was neatening his appearance before the interview.
他在面试前整理仪容。
用法提示:现在分词,表示正在进行的动作
及物用法,后面直接跟被整理的对象,如房间、纸张、头发等。
She neatened the stack of magazines on the table.
她把桌上那摞杂志整理整齐了。
neaten up 更口语化,强调把原本杂乱的东西收拾得井然有序。
We neatened up the garden before the guests arrived.
客人到来之前,我们把花园收拾整齐了。
up 可置于宾语之后;宾语若为代词,须说 neaten it up,不能说 neaten up it。
He neatened the edges up with a pair of scissors.
他用一把剪刀把边缘修剪整齐了。
反身用法,指整理自己的衣着和仪容,使自己显得整洁。
She neatened herself up before the interview.
面试前她整理了一下自己的仪容。
grammar · medium
易错句子She neaten her desk every morning.
正确表达She neatens her desk every morning.
一般现在时中,主语是第三人称单数(she)时,动词要加 -s;neaten 的第三人称单数形式是 neatens。
grammar · medium
易错句子The guests are coming, so I need to neaten before they arrive.
正确表达The guests are coming, so I need to neaten the living room before they arrive.
neaten 是及物动词,后面必须接整理的对象;汉语“整理一下”可以省略宾语,但英语这里要补出 the living room 之类的宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He neatened the books to the shelf.
正确表达He neatened the books on the shelf.
表示整理好的物品所在的位置时用 on the shelf,而不是 to the shelf;to 表示方向,不能说明整理后所在的位置。汉语“整理到书架上”的“到”容易误导。
日常口语中最常用,常与 up 连用;neaten 更书面、更强调把整体或边缘弄得齐整,多用于衣物、头发、房间布置等具体事物。tidy 在英式英语中很常见,neaten 则两边都偏正式。
强调按系统、逻辑或类别安排,常涉及分类、计划和结构;neaten 只求外观整齐,不含分类或统筹的意思。
重点在去除污垢、讲究卫生;neaten 只求摆放整齐,并不涉及清洁去污。
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