straighten up

• 动词短语，指把事物整理整齐、收拾干净，也指挺直身体、端正姿态或改过自新。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of making something tidy or neat, or to correct one's posture or behavior.

不可数 · 及物和不及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Tidy or organizeinformal

   To make a place neat and orderly by putting things in their proper place.

   整理

   • Please straighten up your room before guests arrive.
   • She straightened up the living room after the party.
   • He spent the morning straightening up his desk.

   同义词arrangeclean upneatenorganizespruce uptidytidy up

2. Improve behaviorinformal

   To start behaving properly or responsibly after a period of poor behavior.

   改过自新

   • He finally decided to straighten up and get a job.
   • The teacher told the student to straighten up and pay attention.
   • After the warning, she straightened up and stopped causing trouble.

   同义词improvereformshape upstraighten out

   反义词misbehave

3. Make straight or uprightinformal

   To make something straight or to stand up straight.

   弄直，站直

   • He straightened up the picture frame on the wall.
   • She straightened up her back after slouching.
   • The mechanic straightened up the bent metal rod.

   同义词alignerectstraightenunbend

   反义词bendcrookcurveflexhunch

基本动词straighten