| 正面 | 4926.straighten 英 ['streɪt(ə)n]美 ['stretn] ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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| 背面 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 释义: 1. 谐音“害人(儿)的”------危害人的。2. hap => haz- "chance, luck" + -ard => hazard.3. "chances in gambling," then "chances in life" => "chance of loss or harm, risk".vt. 整顿;使…改正;使…挺直;使…好转vi. 变直;好转 例句: 1. From ingrained habit he paused to straighten up the bed.出于长期的习惯,他停下来整理床铺。 straighten 使变直,使变正straight,直的,正的,-en,使。 straighten (v.)1540s (transitive), from straight (adj.1) + -en (1). Intransitive sense from 1891. Related: Straightened; straightening; straightener. The Middle English verb was simply straight (late 14c.)." |
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