看美剧学高频短语：Straighten (sb/sth) out
本帖最后由 Fannie 于 2020-7-23 14:35 编辑Straighten(sb/sth) out: 1.to help someone become less confused about something;to improve one's behavior or attitude and perform better; 2.to deal with problems or a confused situation and make it better, especially by organizing things.
中文释义：straighten sb out意为“帮某人解决问题; 使某人好转、规矩起来”，比如孩子做错事却不知悔改，父母就需要帮助孩子认识到自己的问题，走向正轨; straighten sth out意为“清理，整顿; 摆平某事”，比如某人工作中遇到差错，需要理清思路，解决问题。类似表达还有sort sth out ，这个词组本指“整理、分类”，比如把文件按字母顺序整理好，sort out 也可引申为“解决、处理（问题）”，比如We are going to sort the mess out.（我们将会把这个麻烦处理好。）
E.G.1：Let's straighten it out.（我们来解决这个问题吧。）
E.G.2：They are trying to help those kids straighten themselves out.（他们试图帮那些孩子改邪归正。）
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