neat
adjective
uk/niːt/us/niːt/neatadjective(TIDY)
B1
tidy, with everything initsplace:
整洁的，整齐的；有序的Yourhouseis always so neat - how do youmanageit?你的房子总是这么整洁——是怎么做到的？
Shelikeseverything neatandtidy.她喜欢一切都井井有条。
You have such neathandwriting.你的字写得真工整。
They did a very neatjobstitchingupyourknee- there'shardlyascarthere.他们非常巧妙地缝合了你的膝盖——几乎没有留下伤疤。
Neatpeoplelike tokeepthemselves,theirhouse, andtheirpossessionstidyand in goodorder:
（人）爱整洁的，有条理的Hassan is the neatestchildI'veevermet-evenhisshoesareclean!哈桑是我见过的最爱整洁的孩子——就连他的鞋子都很干净！
Itryto be neat, but myhusbandis aslob.我努力保持整洁，但我丈夫是个邋遢鬼。
- Shecoiledherhairinto a neatbunontopof herhead.
- Thecastlehastrimlawnsand neatflowerbeds.
- Hergardenis always very neat.
- Wearrangedthechairsin neatrows.
- Hisofficeis very neat.
Clean & tidy
- (as) clean as a (new) pinidiom
- apple pie
- aseptic
- be in apple-pie orderidiom
- cleanliness
- clipped
- neatness
- non-clogging
- non-polluting
- ordered
- orderliness
- orderly
- spotlessly
- squeaky-clean
- stainless
- sterile
- super-clean
- tidily
- tidy
- trim
neatadjective(GOOD)
mainlyUSinformal
good:
好的，妙的Thatvideogameis really neat!那个电子游戏简直太棒了！
- Wesawa really neatfilmlastnight.
- That was a really neatparty!
- Isawa neatpairofshoesin thatshop.
Informal words for good
- A-OK
- amazeballs
- apple pie
- awesomesauce
- badass
- champion
- dank
- ill
- jim-dandy
- juicy
- killer
- knock
- knock spots offsomethingidiom
- like a bossidiom
- shabby
- shit hot
- sight
- smashing
- some
- splendiferous
neatadjective(CLEVER)
cleverandsimple:
简单而聪明的It would be a neatsolutionto theproblem.这将是一个巧妙的解决方法。
Easiness and simplicity
- (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a logidiom
- a piece of cakeidiom
- accessibility
- at the push of a buttonidiom
- at the stroke of a penidiom
- be (all) downhillidiom
- doss
- friendly
- gift
- gimme
- give/handsomethingtosomeoneon a (silver) platteridiom
- handily
- painless
- platter
- presto
- probs
- rarefied
- the path of least resistanceidiom
- walkaway
- walkover
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Wise and sensible
neatadjective(NOTHING ADDED)
(of astrongalcoholicdrink) without anything, such aswateroriceor anotherdrink,addedto it:
（烈性酒）纯的，不掺水的I'll have a neatgin,please.请给我来一杯不掺水的杜松子酒。
Shelikesherwhiskyneat.她喜欢喝纯威士忌。
Alcohol - general words
- alcoholic
- alcopop
- Angostura
- aperitif
- bevvy
- booze
- intoxicant
- juice
- kick
- libation
- liquid lunch
- liquor
- pre-drinking
- predrinks
- pregaming
- preload
- preloading
- slug
- specific gravity
- usual