/ni:t; nit/
adj
1 (a) (of things) arranged in an orderly way; done carefully; tidy （指事物）安排有序的, 细心完成的, 整齐的
*a neat cupboard, room, row of books, garden 整齐的柜橱、房间、一排书、花园
* neat work, writing, etc 精心的作品、写得匀整的字.
(b) (of people) liking to keep order and do things carefully; tidy （指人）喜欢整齐的, 细心的, 齐整的
*a neat worker, dresser, etc 利落的工人、衣着整齐的人.
2 (a) (of clothes) simple and elegant （指衣服）朴素而雅致的
*a neat uniform, dress, etc 朴素的制服、雅致的连衣裙.
(b) having a pleasing shape or appearance 形状或外貌悦目的
*She has a neat figure. 她身材匀称.
3 economical with time and effort; skilful; efficient 省时省力的; 熟练的; 效率高的
*a neat way of doing the job 做事的简捷方法
* a neat solution to the problem 对该问题妥善的解决
* He gave a neat summary of the financial situation. 他对财务状况做了简要的概括.
4 (infml 口 esp US) fine; splendid 好的; 绝妙的
*a neat movie, idea, car 好的电影、主意、汽车.
5 (US usu 美式英语通常作 straight) (of spirits or wines) unmixed with water; undiluted （指酒类）不搀水的, 不稀释的, 纯的
*a neat whisky, vodka, etc 纯威士忌、伏特加等
* drink one's whisky neat 喝纯威士忌.

adj comparativeneatersuperlativeneatest

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1【tidy】
2【liking things tidy】
3【good】
4【small】
5【clever】
6【drinks】

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[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French;Origin: net, from Latin nitidus 'bright, neat', from nitere 'to shine']
【TIDY】
tidy and carefully arranged
　neat handwriting
　His clothes were always neat and clean .
　Everything in the house was neat and tidy .
　She arranged the books in a nice neat pile.
【LIKING THINGS TIDY】
someone who is neat likes to keep things tidy
　I've always been quite neat.
【GOOD】
AmE spoken very good, pleasant, or enjoyable
　That's a really neat idea.
　I liked working for him - he was a neat guy.
【SMALL】
something that is neat is small and attractive
　her small, neat features
【CLEVER】
formal a neat way of doing or saying something is simple but clever and effective
　In the end we found a very neat solution to the problem.
　a neat summary of the main issues
【DRINKS】
especially BrE a neat alcoholic drink has no ice or water or any other liquid added
= straight
　I can't drink brandy neat.
　drinking neat whisky
>neatlyadv
　He wrote his name neatly at the bottom of the page.
　The problem was neatly summed up by one of the teachers.
>neatnessn[U]