看绝望的主妇学高频短语:Straighten (sb/sth) out
Straighten (sb/sth) out: 1.to help someone become less confused about something;to improve one’s behavior or attitude and perform better; 2.to deal with problems or a confused situation and make it better, especially by organizing things.
中文释义:straighten sb out意为“帮某人解决问题; 使某人好转、规矩起来”,比如孩子做错事却不知悔改,父母就需要帮助孩子认识到自己的问题,走向正轨; straighten sth out意为“清理,整顿; 摆平某事”,比如某人工作中遇到差错,需要理清思路,解决问题。类似表达还有sort sth out ,这个词组本指“整理、分类”,比如把文件按字母顺序整理好,sort out 也可引申为“解决、处理(问题)”,比如We are going to sort the mess out.(我们将会把这个麻烦处理好。)
E.G.1:Let’s straighten it out.(我们来解决这个问题吧。)
E.G.2:They are trying to help those kids straighten themselves out.(他们试图帮那些孩子改邪归正。)
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