straightening
/ˈstreɪ.tən/ (bre, ipa) · [strˈetənɪŋ] /ˈstreɪ.ən/ (ame, ipa)
straightening — 動詞
- straighteningpresent simple I / you / we / they
- straightenings3rd person singular
- straighteninging-ing form
- straighteningedpast simple
1. to put a bent or twisted thing back into a straight shape, or for it to return t
拉直；弄直
讓彎曲物恢復筆直
to put a bent or twisted thing back into a straight shape, or for it to return to that shape by itself.
Eshe was straightening the bent curtain rod before her aunt arrived.
Eshe 在阿姨到之前，正在把彎掉的窗簾桿拉直。
straighten + bent object
After lunch, Arjun spent ten minutes straightening the twisted phone charger cable.
午飯後，Arjun 花了十分鐘把扭住的手機充電線拉直。
collocation: straighten a cable or wire
The garden hose was straightening in the sun as the tight coil loosened.
那條花園水管在太陽下慢慢變直，因為原本緊緊的線圈鬆開了。
Minho kept straightening the paper straw because it bent inside the cup.
Minho 一直把紙吸管拉直，因為它在杯子裡又彎了。
- unbend
focuses on removing a bend, especially from one object
- untwist
fits objects turned around themselves rather than simply bent
- smooth out
more often used for wrinkles, folds, or creases
文法句型
straighten + object
subject + straighten (intransitive)
straighten + object + before/after + event
用法筆記
This sense works both transitively and intransitively. With a person as subject, it usually describes deliberate correction; with the object as subject, it shows the shape changing on its own.
常見錯誤
2. to adjust something so it lies flat or sits evenly instead of looking crooked, r
鋪平；擺正
調成平整不歪斜
to adjust something so it lies flat or sits evenly instead of looking crooked, raised, or slanted.
Rachel is straightening the hallway rug so nobody trips on the raised edge.
Rachel 正在把走廊地毯鋪平，免得有人踩到翹起的邊。
straighten a rug so it lies flat
Constanza spent the morning straightening the poster corners with clear tape.
Constanza 整個早上都在把海報角擺正，並用透明膠帶固定。
straighten corners that curl up
The stage crew kept straightening the row of chairs before the doors opened.
開門前，舞台工作人員一直在把那排椅子擺正。
Gabriel was straightening the picture frame until both hooks held evenly.
Gabriel 一直在把相框擺正，直到兩個掛鉤受力一樣。
文法句型
straighten + rug / frame / poster / row
straighten + object + until + result
用法筆記
Usually used for rugs, posters, frames, chairs, and similar things that look uneven in position. Unlike sense 3, it focuses on making one object or line sit properly, not on arranging a whole space.
常見錯誤
3. to put things back into neat order so a space looks organised again instead of m
整理；收拾
把物品排回整齊位置
to put things back into neat order so a space looks organised again instead of messy.
Nellie is straightening the front desk area before the first patients arrive.
Nellie 正在整理掛號櫃台區，第一批病人快到了。
straighten a work area before visitors come
After the birthday party, Tariq spent an hour straightening the living room.
生日派對後，Tariq 花了一小時收拾客廳。
straighten a room after people leave
Christopher kept straightening the shoe display while the shop was quiet.
店裡安靜時，Christopher 一直在整理鞋子展示區。
Amihan is straightening her study corner by stacking notebooks by subject.
Amihan 正在整理她的讀書角，把筆記本按科目疊好。
文法句型
straighten + room / desk / shelf
straighten + area + before + event
用法筆記
The object is usually a room, desk, shelf, or group of items. Unlike sense 2, this sense is about restoring order to many things in one place, not just making one object lie flat.