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straighten out
整理,收拾;解決,搞清楚
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straighten
out
v
1:
settle
or
put
right
; "
we
need
to
iron
out
our
disagreements
"
[
syn
:
iron out
,
put right
]
2:
extricate
from
entanglement
; "
Can
you
disentangle
the
cord
?"
[
syn
:
disentangle
,
unsnarl
] [
ant
:
entangle
,
entangle
]
3:
change
for
the
better
; "
The
lazy
student
promised
to
reform
"; "
the
habitual
cheater
finally
saw
the
light
"
[
syn
:
reform
,
see the light
]
4:
make
straight
[
syn
:
straighten
]
5:
make
free
from
confusion
or
ambiguity
;
make
clear
; "
Could
you
clarify
these
remarks
?"; "
Clear
up
the
question
of
who
is
at
fault
" [
syn
:
clear
,
clear up
,
shed light on
,
crystallize
,
crystallise
,
crystalize
,
crystalise
,
sort out
,
enlighten
,
illuminate
,
elucidate
]
6:
put
(
things
or
places
)
in
order
; "
Tidy
up
your
room
!" [
syn
:
tidy
,
tidy up
,
clean up
,
neaten
,
straighten
, {
square
away
]
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