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Straighten Chances Straight 4926.Straighten 英 Streɪt(ə)N]美 Stretn 释义

正面 4926.straighten
英 ['streɪt(ə)n]美 ['stretn]

背面
释义:
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。

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".
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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