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挺直, 纠正姿势
to correct one's posture or position to become more upright
- The teacher reminded the students to straighten up in their chairs during the lesson.
老师提醒学生们在课堂上要坐直。
- After a long day at the computer, she decided to take a break and straighten up her back.
在电脑前度过漫长的一天后，她决定休息一下，挺直背部。
- He felt a sudden pain in his neck and realized he needed to straighten up his posture.
他突然感到脖子疼痛，意识到需要挺直姿势。
- The yoga instructor guided the class to straighten up their spines during the meditation session.
瑜伽教练在冥想课程中引导班级挺直他们的脊柱。
2
整理, 收拾
to organize a space, making it neat and tidy
- After the party, we had to straighten up the living room by putting away the decorations.
派对结束后，我们不得不通过收起装饰品来整理客厅。
- The team collaborated to straighten up the storage room, optimizing space for easy access.
团队合作整理了储藏室，优化空间以便于访问。
- It only takes a few minutes to straighten up the kitchen if you clean up as you cook.
如果你在做饭时清理，只需要几分钟就能整理好厨房。
- He promised to straighten the garage up over the weekend and get rid of unnecessary clutter.
他答应在周末整理车库，清理掉不必要的杂物。
- It's a good habit to straighten your workspace up at the end of each workday.
每天工作结束时整理你的工作空间是一个好习惯。
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改正, 端正态度
to improve one's behavior, often by becoming more responsible or disciplined
- After getting into trouble at school, he was told he needed to straighten up and start taking his studies seriously.
在学校惹上麻烦后，他被告知需要改正行为并开始认真对待学习。
- If you want to get promoted, you'll need to straighten up and show more commitment to your job.
- His parents told him to straighten up after his poor grades and lack of responsibility around the house.
他的父母告诉他在成绩不佳和家里缺乏责任感后要改正行为。
- She realized she needed to straighten up after her friends pointed out how her negative attitude was affecting everyone.
她意识到在朋友指出她的消极态度如何影响每个人后，她需要改正。