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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: 主要翻译 | straighten [sth] out vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (make straighter) | 把…弄直 bǎ … nòng zhí | | The edge of the flower bed curves too sharply; can we straighten it out? | straighten [sth] out vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative, informal (matter: settle) | 理顺 lǐ shùn | | | 厘清
| | We need to straighten out this disagreement before we go any further. | straighten out vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | figurative, informal (improve behaviour) | 改正 gǎi zhèng | | | 改过自新 gǎi guò zì xīn | | You either straighten out or you find someplace else to live. |
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