Phrase
straighten up
verb
变直
- 1.
To become straight, or straighter.
变直
- 2.
To steer straight.
直线行驶
- 3.
To sit up straight, to stop hunching.
坐直,挺直腰背
- 4.
To deal with; to put in order.
处理;整顿
- 5.
To tidy; to tidy up.
收拾整洁
- 6.
To clarify.
澄清
- 7.
To start living a reformed life; to adopt a more honest and respectable course of behavior.
改过自新,行事正直体面
直线行驶;坐直,挺直腰背;处理;整顿;收拾整洁;澄清
Connections
Word family
- straightens up
- third person singular
- straightened up
- past, past participle
- straightening up
- present participle
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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