tidy
牛津现代英汉双解词典
/'taɪdɪ; `taɪdɪ/ adj (-ier, -iest)
1 (a) arranged neatly and in order 安排或排列整齐的
*a tidy room, desk, garden 整整齐齐的房间、书桌、花园
* keeps her house very tidy 保持她住宅整整齐齐.
(b) having the habit of keeping things neat and orderly 爱整齐的; 有整齐习惯的
*a tidy boy 有整齐习惯的男孩
* tidy habits 爱整齐的习惯
* have a tidy mind, ie be able to think clearly and sensibly 思维有条理.
2 [attrib 作定语] (infml 口) (esp of a sum of money) fairly large; considerable (尤指一笔钱)相当大的, 可观的
*She left a tidy fortune when she died. 她死时留下大笔财产.
* It must have cost a tidy penny, ie quite a lot of money. 这准花了好多钱.
n receptacle for odds and ends 盛零星物件的容器
*a `desk tidy, ie for pens, paper-clips, etc 书桌上盛钢笔、曲别针等的容器
* a `sink tidy, ie for bits of kitchen waste (厨房洗涤槽的)残渣过滤器.
v (pt, pp tidied)
1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sth/sb/oneself) (up) make (sth/sb/oneself) tidy 使(某物[某人/自己])整齐
*Who's been tidying in here? 是谁一直在收拾这地方?
* spent all morning tidying up 用一上午的时间整理
* You'd better tidy this room (up) before the guests arrive. 你最好在客人到来之前把屋子整理好.
* I must tidy myself up, ie make myself look tidy. 我得梳理一下.
2 (phr v) tidy sth away put sth in a certain place (esp out of sight) so that a room, etc appears tidy 将某物收起(尤指见不到处)使房间等显得整齐
*Tidy away your toys when you've finished playing. 你玩儿过玩具之後要收起来. tidy sth out remove unnecessary or unwanted items from sth and arrange the rest neatly 移去不要之物而将余下物品整理好; 清理
*tidy out one's drawers, a cupboard, etc 清理抽屉、柜橱等.