straighten out

动词 straighten out:

1. settle or put right
   同义词：iron out, put right
2. extricate from entanglement
   同义词：disentangle, unsnarl
3. change for the better
   同义词：reform, see the light
4. make straight
   同义词：straighten
5. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
   同义词：clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
6. put (things or places) in order
   同义词：tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, square away

1. Sometimes only a good advice will straighten out a naughty child.
   有时只需一次得当的劝说就会改变一个顽皮的孩子。
2. He got it all screwed up, it will take a week to straighten out the mess.
   他把事情全搞坏了，要花一星期时间才能把这一团糟的局面整理出头绪来。
3. Let's try to straighten out this confusion.
   咱们努力收拾这个混乱的局面吧。