straighten out

英 [ˈstreɪtn aʊt]

美 [ˈstreɪtn aʊt]

（使）变直; （使）变正; 理清，整顿（混乱的局面）

柯林斯词典

verb

change for the better
1. The lazy student promised to reform
2. the habitual cheater finally saw the light
Synonym:reformsee the light
settle or put right
1. we need to iron out our disagreements
Synonym:iron output right
put (things or places) in order
1. Tidy up your room!
Synonym:tidytidy upclean upneatenstraightensquare away
make free from confusion or ambiguity
1. Could you clarify these remarks?
2. Clear up the question of who is at fault
Synonym:clearclear upshed light oncrystallizecrystallisecrystalizecrystalisesort outenlightenilluminateelucidate
make straight
Synonym:straighten
extricate from entanglement
1. Can you disentangle the cord?
Synonym:disentangleunsnarl

I've made up my mind to straighten out a very complicated subject.
我已经下决心把一个非常复杂的题目搞清楚。
I had to straighten out her boss a little bit.
我只好去给她老板一点教训。
1: Mark spent a whole morning trying to straighten out the fifty dollar mistake.
这段话说：Mark花了整个上午试图更正五十美元的电费账目错误，但是经过整整四小时的努力还没有眉目。他实在不耐烦了，最后决定不如干脆付款算了。
My sister had come in with her calm common sense and straightened them out.
我姐姐凭着自己的镇定和常识帮着把这些问题都解决了。
He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things
他将和他约个时间把几件事情理清楚。
He did not know how to straighten out this mess.
他不知道如何收拾这个烂摊子。
In order to straighten out this strange matter, we must meet them straightaway.
为了把这件奇怪的事情弄清楚，我们得马上见他们。
We're still trying to straighten out some of these problems.
我们仍在尽力澄清一些问题。
You should straighten out your confused thinking.
你应该理顺你的混乱思维。
Let's straighten out their strained relations.
咱们把他们之间的紧张关系和解了吧。