straightened
past simple and past participle ofstraighten
| 单词 | straightened |
| 释义 | straightened past simple and past participle ofstraighten straighten verb uk/ˈstreɪ.tən/us/ˈstreɪ.ən/straightenverb(NOT CURVING)[IorT] tobecomestraightor to make somethingbecomestraight: He straightened histie. Herhairisnaturallycurlybut she always straightens it. Theroadstraightensoutafter a fewmiles. Making things more or less smooth or straight
straightenverb(LEVEL)[T] to make somethinglevel: Thepicturefellwhile I wastryingto straighten it. Making things more or less smooth or straight
straightenverb(TIDY)[T] to make somethingtidy: Shestoodup and straightened herclothes. Pepe wascarefulto straighten hisroombeforeleaving. Cleaning & tidying places & things
Phrasal verbsstraightensomeoneout straightensomethingout straighten up straightensomethingup Examplesofstraightenedstraightened In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Wild rivers were forced intostraightenedriverbeds, swamps were drained, and water levels were carefully monitored throughout the country. From theCambridge English Corpus The number of mermithid worms, if any, inside each amphipod was determined, and each worm wasstraightenedwithout stretching and measured to the nearest mm. From theCambridge English Corpus Coming from the background of accounting, he immediatelystraightenedout the company's bookkeeping and implemented a new accounting system. From theCambridge English Corpus They help him, getstraightenedout, put the pears back, in the basket, straighten out his bicycle, and so forth. From theCambridge English Corpus Hatching occurred when the parasitoid embryostraightened, causing the chorion to split. From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, while the sisters watched, the image of her face returned gradually, and the nosestraightenedout, until it was returned to its original state. From theCambridge English Corpus The connective tissues surrounding oviducts were trimmed with scissors and the oviducts werestraightened, then opened longitudinally using the scissors. From theCambridge English Corpus The coil wasstraightenedby inserting a mandril, with loops then being formed by withdrawal of the mandril. From theCambridge English Corpus The walls werestraightened, and benches were placed in each room. From theCambridge English Corpus Each of them has black eyeliner providing lift at the edge of the eyes and each wears the same coral lipstick to set off the samestraightenedand whitened teeth. From theCambridge English Corpus Nets where cuts are not activated are called pure (the diagrammatical representation of activated cuts is the same as that forstraightenedout (that is, non-activated) cuts). From theCambridge English Corpus Once the position isstraightenedout, the giveaway will come. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Even today, their attitude has not beenstraightenedout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are a number of anomalies which, perhaps, can bestraightenedout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are bound to be many border-line cases, but they can bestraightenedout with good will. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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