straighten
gb/stɹˈeɪtən/ us/stɹˈeɪtən/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 1900
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
A2
action
1
Make something straight
To make something that is not straight become straight or neat.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to straighten [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'straighten' with 'stretch'. 'Straighten' means to make straight; 'stretch' means to pull to make longer or looser.
คำพ้องความหมาย
align (Emphasizes positioning things in a straight line.)
|
tidy (Focuses on making things neat, not necessarily physically straight.)
คำตรงข้าม
bend (Means to make something curved or not straight.)
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mess up (Means to make something untidy or disordered.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
straighten a picture
|straighten your tie
|straighten the room
|straighten the desk
|straighten the bed
หัวข้อ
daily life
|home
|appearance
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She straightened the picture frame before leaving the room.
- He paused to straighten his tie in the mirror.
- I need to straighten the books on the shelf.
- The cleaner straightened the chairs after the meeting.
- Straighten your posture when you walk.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I straighten my bed every morning.
- She straightens her hair with a brush.
- Please straighten the chairs after lunch.
- He straightens his tie before work.
คำกริยา
B1
action
2
Become straight
To change into a straight or neat form.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] straightens
คำพ้องความหมาย
unbend (Specifically about removing a bend or curve.)
คำตรงข้าม
bend (Means to curve or make less straight.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
hair straightens
|line straightens
|posture straightens
หัวข้อ
daily life
|appearance
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- His back slowly straightened after he stood up.
- The road straightens after the bend.
- Her hair straightens when it dries naturally.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The road straightens after the hill.
- My back straightens when I stand tall.
- Her hair straightens in the sun.
คำกริยา
B1
action
3
Correct a problem or situation
To make a problem or situation better and more organized.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to straighten [something] out
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may forget 'out' in 'straighten out' when talking about fixing problems.
คำพ้องความหมาย
resolve (Focuses on finding a solution to a problem.)
|
sort out (Informal way of saying fix or arrange a situation.)
คำตรงข้าม
complicate (To make a situation more difficult instead of fixing it.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
straighten out a problem
|straighten out finances
|straighten out misunderstanding
หัวข้อ
problem solving
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- We need to straighten out this misunderstanding before it gets worse.
- He spent the weekend trying to straighten out his finances.
- The new manager came in to straighten out the department's problems.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I want to straighten out this problem.
- We must straighten out our money issues.
- She will straighten out the team problems.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
straighten
IPA
GB/stɹˈeɪtən/
US/stɹˈeɪtən/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
straight - en (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (straight)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: straighten
- 3rd Person Singular: straightens
- Present Participle: straightening
- Past: straightened
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
straightens
verb
straightening
verb
straightened
verb
Core family
straight
adjective A1
straightener
noun
Related words
straightness
noun
straightforward
adjective B1
Negative and opposite forms
bend
verb A2
crooked
adjective
Advanced or less common
straightforwardly
adverb
วลีและสำนวน
straighten out
1/stɹˈeɪtən ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Fix a problem or confusion
To make a problem clear and correct it.
ตัวอย่าง
- We need to straighten out this billing error.
- She called the company to straighten out the delivery issue.
straighten up
1/stɹˈeɪtən ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Make neat or tidy
To make a place clean and organized.
ตัวอย่าง
- Please straighten up your room before dinner.
- They spent the afternoon straightening up the office.
straighten up and fly right
1/stɹˈeɪtən ˈʌp ˈænd flˈaɪ ɹˈaɪt/
idiom
informal
Start behaving properly
To behave well after doing wrong or being lazy.
ตัวอย่าง
- If you don't straighten up and fly right, you'll lose your job.
- He decided to straighten up and fly right after getting in trouble at school.