straighten是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为vt. 把…弄直vi. 挺起来，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It'll straighten you up."
-- He was dragged into dinner- parties; and the long, vague, palavering luncheons to which a Director has to go, and the telephoning to straighten out the dates of these tortures, took nervous hours.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The watch-woman, although she was no smoker, immediately picked up the cigarette-end and began to straighten it, talking at the same time.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- If she showed any tendency to coquetry he would be apt to straighten her tie, or if she "took up" with him at all, to call her by her first name.
-- Drouet arose, kicked his legs to straighten his trousers, and seized his clean yellow grip.
-- When these things would fall upon Drouet's ears, he would straighten himself a little more stiffly and eat with solid comfort.
-- As usual, she helped Minnie clear away the dishes and straighten up.
-- "You mustn't feel bad," he said, kindly; "things will straighten out in the course of time."
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It's grand fun and will straighten you up capitally.
-- 'Well, I won't, but I hate to see things going all criss-cross and getting snarled up, when a pull her and a snip there would straighten it out.
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