柯林斯詞典straighten out (straightening,straightened,straightens) 1. PHRASAL VERB If you straighten out a confused situation, you succeed in getting it organized and cleaned up. 理清 He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things. 他想同他安排一次約會(huì)以理清幾件事情。2. →see straighten 返回 straighten out