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Tidy Neat Place Arranged Room Tidied Desk Tidily

Tidy can be used as an adjective meaning neat and organized, or as a verb meaning to put things in order. It can also informally mean a large amount of money.

tidy (adj.) 意为整洁的、整齐的; tidy (v.) 意为收拾、整理; tidy (adj.) 也可表示一大笔(钱)。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]整洁的;整齐的 Something that is tidy is neat and is arranged in an organized way.
  • Having a tidy desk can seem impossible if you have a busy, demanding job...

    如果工作忙、难度大,要想保持桌面整洁似乎不太可能。

  • I'll do your garden, I'll keep that tidy for you.

    我会帮你弄弄花园,帮你保持它的整洁。

tidily
  • ...books and magazines stacked tidily on shelves.

    整整齐齐地摞在架子上的书和杂志

  • ...some tidily arranged papers.

    一些排列整齐的文件

tidiness
  • Employees are expected to maintain a high standard of tidiness in their dress and appearance.

    员工们要保持着装和仪表高度整洁。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]整洁的;有条理的 Someone who is tidy likes everything to be neat and arranged in an organized way.
  • She's obsessively tidy, always hoovering and polishing.

    她有洁癖,整天不是用吸尘器吸尘,就是擦来擦去。

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  • I'm very impressed by your tidiness and order.

    你的整洁、有条理给我留下了很深的印象。

3
[VERB 动词]收拾,整理(房间、橱柜等) When you tidy a place such as a room or cupboard, you make it neat by putting things in their proper places.
  [V n]
  • She made her bed, and tidied her room.

    她整理了床铺,收拾了自己的房间。

4
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]一大笔(钱) A tidy amount of money is a large amount.
  [ADJ n]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • The opportunities are there to make a tidy profit.

    赚大钱的机会就在那儿摆着。

相关词组:
tidy away
tidy up

Oxford tidy / ˈtaɪdi ; NAmE ˈtaɪdi /
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tidy tidies tidied tidying
adjective ( tidi·er , tidi·est ) 1 ( especially BrE) arranged neatly and with everything in order 整洁的;整齐的;井然有序的;井井有条的 a tidy desk 整洁的书桌 She keepsher flat very tidy. 她把她的单元房间保持得很整洁。 I like everything to be neat and tidy. 我喜欢一切都井井有条。 OPP
untidy
2 ( especially BrE) keeping things neat and in order 爱整洁的;爱整齐的 I'm a tidy person. 我这个人讲究整洁。 tidy habits 爱整齐的习惯 OPP
untidy
3 [only before noun ] ( informal) a tidyamount of money is fairly large 高额的;可观的 SYN
considerable
It must have cost a tidy sum. 这准花了相当大的一笔钱。 a tidy profit 可观的利润
tidi·ly / ; NAmE / adverb The room was very tidily arranged. 这房间布置得整整齐齐。 tidi·ness / ˈtaɪdinəs ; NAmE ˈtaɪdinəs / noun [uncountable ]
verb ( tidies , tidy·ing , tidied , tidied ) [intransitive ,  transitive ] ( especially BrE) to make sth look neat by putting things in the place where they belong 使整洁;使整齐 ;使有条理;整理 I spent all morning cleaning and tidying. 我用了整个上午的时间清扫整理。 tidyup When you cook, could you please tidy up after yourself. 请你在做饭时随手收拾干净。 tidysth (up) to tidy (up) a room 整理房间 PHRASAL VERBS ˌtidy sth↔aˈway ( BrE) to put things in the place where they belong, especially where they cannot be seen, so that a room appears tidy 收拾起来;拾掇起 ˌtidy sth↔ˈup to arrange or deal with sth so that it is well or correctly finished 收拾妥;整理好 I tidied up the report before handing it in. 我把报告整理好后才呈交。 noun ( plural tidies ) ( BrE) ( especially in compounds 尤用于构成复合词 ) a container for putting small objects in, in order to keep a place tidy 盛零碎物品的容器 a desk tidy 案头文具盒 tidy / ˈtaɪdi ; NAmE ˈtaɪdi / tidi·ly / ; NAmE / tidi·ness / ˈtaɪdinəs ; NAmE ˈtaɪdinəs /
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tidy1 adjective
tidy2 verb
tidy3 noun
tidyti‧dy1 /ˈtaɪdi/ ●●● S3 adjective (comparative tidier, superlative tidiest) especially British English
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1a room, house, desk etc that is tidy is neatly arranged with everything in the right place SYN  neat OPP  untidy, messy:  a tidy desk I try to keep the garden tidy. Ellen’s room is always neat and tidy.2someone who is tidy keeps their house, clothes etc neat and clean:  Chris is a naturally tidy person.3a tidy sum/profit informal a large amount of money:  We sold the house for a tidy sum and moved south.4a tidy mind British English if someone has a tidy mind, the way they think is very organized and cleartidily adverbtidiness noun [uncountable]THESAURUStidy British English a place, room etc that is tidy looks nice because everything has been arranged and put in the right place: · a tidy desk· I want to leave the place clean and tidy before we go.neat use this about things that are carefully arranged in a way that is nice to look at: · a neat pile of towels· The room was neat and tidy.immaculate /ɪˈmækjələt/ a place or thing that is immaculate is perfectly clean and neat – use this to emphasize how clean something looks: · Our house was always immaculate.well-kept a well-kept building or garden is very well cared for and looks neat and clean: · a large house on well-kept groundsorderly arranged or organized in a sensible or neat way: · The room was orderly and uncluttered.
tidy1 adjective
tidy2 verb
tidy3 noun
tidytidy2 ●●○ (also tidy up) verb (past tense and past participle tidied, present participle tidying, third person singular tidies) [intransitive, transitive]
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to make a place look tidy:  Tidy your room! It’s time we tidied up the office.tidy up after somebody I’m tired of tidying up after you boys (=tidying somewhere that someone else has made untidy).tidy something ↔ away phrasal verb British English to put something back in the place where it should be, especially in a cupboard, drawer etc:  Let’s tidy these toys away.
tidy1 adjective
tidy2 verb
tidy3 noun
tidytidy3 noun (plural tidies) [countable] British English
Collocations
desk/car/sink tidy a container for putting small objects in, used to keep your desk, car etc tidy
WDF

tidy

[ˈtaɪdi]tidied, tidying, tidies级别:tidier, tidiest

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tidied[600] tidying[774]
整理(43%),收拾(26%),整洁的(19%),整齐的(10%),使整洁(2%)
n.椅子的背罩
adj.整齐的;相当大的
vi.整理;收拾
vt.整理;收拾;弄整齐
n.(Tidy)人名;(英)泰迪

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