straightened

英 [ˈstreɪtnd]

美 [ˈstreɪtnd]

v.  (使)变直，变正; 挺直，端正(身体)
straighten的过去分词和过去式

过去式：straightened　

柯林斯词典

• VERB 把…整理好;使端正
  If youstraightensomething, you make it tidy or put it in its proper position.
  1. She sipped her coffee and straightened a picture on the wall.
     她抿了口咖啡，然后把墙上的一幅画扶正。
  2. ...tidying, straightening cushions and organising magazines.
     收拾、摆放靠垫和整理杂志
• VERB 挺直，端正(身体)
  If you are standing in a relaxed or slightly bent position and then youstraighten, you make your back or body straight and upright.
  1. The three men straightened and stood waiting.
     3 个男人挺直身体，站着等候。
  2. Straighten upmeans the same asstraighten.
     straighten up 同 straighten
  3. He straightened up and slipped his hands in his pockets.
     他挺直身子，把手插进口袋里。
• V-ERG (使)变直;(使)变正
  If youstraightensomething, or itstraightens, it becomes straight.
  1. Straighten both legs until they are fully extended...
     挺直双腿直至完全伸展开。
  2. The road straightened and we were on a plateau.
     路变直了，我们驶上了高原。
  3. Straighten outmeans the same asstraighten.
     straighten out 同 straighten
  4. No one would dream of straightening out the knobbly spire at Empingham Church...
     谁都无法将埃姆平汉教堂疙瘩嶙峋的尖顶弄直。
  5. The road twisted its way up the mountain then straightened out for the last two hundred yards.
     路弯弯曲曲地环山而上，在最后的 200 码变得平直。

双语例句

• With a sigh, she straightened in her chair and stretched.
  她叹了口气，在椅子里坐直，伸了伸腰。
• She sipped her coffee and straightened a picture on the wall.
  她抿了口咖啡，然后把墙上的一幅画扶正。
• Walking up last to the boy, he felt of his arms, straightened his hands, and looked at his fingers, and made him jump, to show his agility.
  最后，走到孩子面前，摸摸他的胳膊，扳开他的手掌来看了看他的手指头，又叫他跳了几下，试试他灵活不灵活。
• If you can't get this straightened out, I am going to a different firm.
  如果你们解决不了这个问题，我就去找另一家公司了。
• My sister had come in with her calm common sense and straightened them out.
  我姐姐凭着自己的镇定和常识帮着把这些问题都解决了。
• They straightened and jumped apart.
  它们伸直并跳开了。
• He straightened up slowly and spun around on the stool to face us.
  他慢慢直起身子，坐在凳子上转过身来面对着我们。
• The doctor straightened out her trouble.
  医生治好了她的病。
• I'd finally straightened the matter.
  最终我把事情理顺了。
• He straightened up, wiping his hand on his trousers.
  他直起腰来，把手在裤子上擦了擦。