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adj.整洁的,灵巧的,优雅的,(酒)纯的,未搀水的

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名词:neatness 副词:neatly 形容词比较级:neater 最高级:neatest 名词复数:neat

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/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.

neat


adj comparativeneatersuperlativeneatest
1【tidy】
2【liking things tidy】
3【good】
4【small】
5【clever】
6【drinks】
[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]
1. While Sussman was neat and serious about studying, his roommate was messy and liked to party into the early hours of the morning.
    "萨斯曼喜欢整洁,学习认真,而他的室友却邋里邋遢,而且喜欢通宵聚会直至凌晨。

2. He keeps his room clean and neat.
    他使房间保持清洁和整齐。

3. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool.
    他修筑了一条条整洁的小路,并在一个池塘上架了一座小木桥。

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