英:[ˈni:tn]
美:['nitn]
英:[ˈni:tn]
美:['nitn]
neat·en
ni tn
neatens, neatening, neatened
verb
transitive verb
to set in order : make neat
to finish (something, such as a piece of sewing) carefully
“使整洁或整齐”,1843年,来自 neat(形容词)+ -en(1)。相关词汇: Neatened; neatening。
The first known use of neaten was in 1828
1 Press shortbread mix into these – not too thick – using your finger to neaten off the edges.
2 Glue and tissue over the tape to neaten it up.
用胶水和纸片粘盖住胶带,使它看上去和“星球”周围一样.
3 Finally, leave as much foliage as possible when you neaten up the winter garden.
4 As a child she always had a knack for organization; she would take it upon herself to neaten closets and drawers, not only her own but her parents’ as well.
5 Few things neaten a naturalistic garden like fresh edging around beds.
6 I moved into it, and neatened all yard, and clear ruderal and plant himself new follow.
他一搬进去, 就将那院子全面整顿,杂草树一律清除,改种自己新买的花卉.
7 Some are edited or paraphrased to sharpen or neaten the original.
8 I balance the tray in one hand and sweep up the spoon, taking a moment to neaten the crockery before approaching the door.
9 By the morning of the breakfast, the farm had been neatened.
10 He gathered the papers he had been working on and tamped the bottom of the pile on his desk to neaten it, and then laid the stack down on the right side of the desk.
11 They fundamentally try to neaten things up and make it look more rational than it is.
12 Some urban-farm designers attempt to neaten up the image with colourful geometric plant displays next to street cafes and on rooftops.
13 Ebony Conner told KMOV-TV she was asked orally to neaten her lawn and relocate cars from her driveway two weeks before suddenly being arrested for not mowing.
14 Clean Furniture Fabric Go through the house and strip and remake beds; neaten any pillows or furniture blankets.
15 But trimmers do more than neaten up.
16 Attempting to retroactively neaten up the cultural record may be convenient for corporations looking to avoid a bad news cycle, and for artists looking to preserve their reputations.
17 Smoothing my wrap and running my fingers through my hair to neaten it, I took a deep breath and released it slowly.
18 I am neaten the books on the low bookshelf.
我正在整理矮书架上的书.
19 I am trying to neaten my desk.
20 Place the finished roulade seam down and trim the ends to neaten it.
1 整齐
regular straight square trim neat tidy measured orderly uncluttered natty order organization nicety pipeclay clean unbroken taut handsomely tosh regularity orderliness regulate jog
2 整洁
spick-and-span pretty smart trim neat tidy snug spruce taut prim trig spiffy natty kempt soignee soigne tidily trimly tidiness trimness slick up straight orderly immaculate shipshape smartly immaculately sprucely neatness orderliness smartness spruceness straighten spick and span uncluttered preppy PERT dinky groom brush up clear up tight sleek feat smug dapper dink spiff spit-and-polish slicked-up nattily Bristol fashion sprucy clean crisp clean-cut spiffing tiddly featly spic-and-span fairly mense fettle
6 整理
arrangement reduction trimming collation sort-out redd betrim do make set put order style sort dress organize arrange digest straighten marshal plume collate prink copyread get into shape leave in order put in order set in order put to rights put into shape throw into shape get right tidy up set right put right Trim tidy transcription clean-up clear-up fix adjust compose comb transcribe unsnarl pick up after