straighten

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straight‧en /ˈstreɪtn/ BrE AmE verb
[Word Family: verb: ↑straighten; noun: ↑straight; adverb: ↑straight; adjective: ↑straight]
1. [intransitive and transitive] (also straighten out) to become straight, or to make something straight:
Can you straighten your leg?
2. [intransitive] (also straighten up) to make your back straight, or to stand up straight after bending down
3. [transitive] (also straighten up) to make something tidy:
Mum told me to straighten my room.
straighten out phrasal verb
1. straighten something ↔ out to deal with problems or a confused situation and make it better, especially by organizing things SYN sort out:
There are several financial problems that need to be straightened out quickly.
2. to become straight, or to make something straight:
The path soon bends to the right, then straightens out.
straighten something ↔ out
She straightened out her legs.
3. to improve your bad behaviour or deal with personal problems, or to help someone do this:
He straightened out when he joined the army.
straighten somebody ↔ out
Her parents changed her school, hoping it would straighten her out.
straighten up phrasal verb
1. to make your back straight, or to stand up straight after bending down:
He remained bent over for several seconds before slowly straightening up.
2. straighten something ↔ up to make something tidy
3. American English to begin to behave well after behaving badly:
You’d better straighten up, young lady!

straightenhu

◎	['streitn]
※	ngoại động từ
	■	làm cho thẳng
		☆	to straighten out an iron bar
			đập một thanh sắt cho thẳng
	■	sắp xếp cho ngăn nắp
		☆	to straighten up a room
			xếp một căn phòng cho ngăn nắp
	■	(+ something out) giải quyết cái gì; loại bỏ khó khăn khỏi cái gì
		☆	let's try to straighten out this confushion
			chúng ta hãy cố gắng tháo gỡ rối ren này
	■	(+ somebody out) (thông tục) loại bỏ sự hoài nghi, loại bỏ sự dốt nát khỏi đầu óc ai
※	nội động từ
	■	trở nên thẳng
		☆	the rope straightens
			dây thừng thẳng ra
	■	(+ oneself) up làm cho thân thể thẳng lên; ngồi (đứng) thẳng lên

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  roll out, tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten out, square away, unbend
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  bend, flex