straighten out

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make straight. transitive
    — Straighten out your necktie and comb your hair.
  2. To correct or rectify. idiomatic,transitive
    — I hope they can straighten out the problem with my bill soon.
  3. To eliminate confusion from or concerning. idiomatic,transitive
    — As soon as I straighten out which of the twins is which, I'll start calling them by their names.
  4. To correct; to stop doing something wrong. idiomatic,intransitive
    — It is not enough to stand aside and hope problems straighten out on their own.
  5. To tidy, neaten, or organize. transitive
  6. To be made a made man in a Mafia organization. transitive
  7. To (supposedly) make (a gay person) heterosexual. informal,transitive
    — Rather superficial is the "medical" essay by Richard Green, who has previously been known as the psychologist who tortured boys with the "sissy syndrome." He's just completed a degree in law at Yale (presumably he's preparing for all the malpractice suits from parents who paid him to "straighten out" their boys, boys who have found the clone look very fashionable in the '80s)

词形变化

straightens out present,singular,third-person straightening out participle,present straightened out participle,past straightened out past
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