straightening
present participle ofstraighten
| 单词 | straightening |
| 释义 | straightening present 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 Examplesofstraighteningstraightening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Various hair changes may occur, including dyspigmentation and thestraighteningof a normally curly hair; these signs however, are not specific. From theCambridge English Corpus They explain this strong dependence of shrinkage on packing density by means of a 'chainstraightening' mechanism. From theCambridge English Corpus The result now follows from thestraighteningtheorem. From theCambridge English Corpus Then, we use thestraighteningtheorem to obtain the polynomial with the desired property. From theCambridge English Corpus Afterstraighteningout, they move as usual for a few seconds and then return to their circular shape again. From theCambridge English Corpus Day is improving, all hands arestraighteningup. From theCambridge English Corpus Widening bridges andstraighteningthe curves on the midland main line would do more than electrification for average speeds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The matter needsstraighteningout, and it is about time that something was done to put them on a par. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those were days when the country wasstraighteningitself out after a great war, as it is doing now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Would it not be much better to spend the money, instead of onstraighteningroads, in giving decent accommodation to working people? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is time that a littlestraighteningout was done by at least one lawyer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I know of no policy of widening andstraighteningall by-roads. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The situation was that after the war we had to startstraighteningthings out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Straighteningthe line, not electrification, may be the main issue here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But some roadstraighteningand widening has to be done. 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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