tidy
英 ['taɪdɪ]
美['taɪdi]
- adj. 整齐的；相当大的
- vt. 整理；收拾；弄整齐
- vi. 整理；收拾
- n. 椅子的背罩
- n. (Tidy)人名；(英)泰迪
词态变化
第三人称单数: tidies;过去式: tidied;过去分词: tidied;现在分词: tidying;比较级: tidier;最高级: tidiest;副词: tidily;名词: tidiness;
中文词源
tidy 整齐的，整洁的
来自 tide,时令，季节，-y,形容词后缀，对应 timely.即适时的，当令的。引申词义情况好的， 整洁的，整齐的。
英英释意
- 1. receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
英文词源
- tidy
- tidy: [13] Tidy originally meant ‘timely, seasonable’ (it was a derivative of tide, in the now superannuated sense ‘time, season’). It early on evolved metaphorically to ‘goodlooking’, and hence ‘good’, but the modern sense ‘neat’ did not emerge until the 18th century. Titivate [19] may have been based on tidy.
=> tide, titivate - tidy (v.)
- "to make neat, set in order," 1821, from tidy (adj.). Related: Tidied; tidying.
- tidy (adj.)
- mid-13c., "in good condition, healthy," probably originally "in season, timely, opportune, excellent" (though this sense is not attested until mid-14c.), from tide (n.) in the sense of "season, time" + -y (2). Of persons, "of neat and orderly habits," from 1706. Similar formation in Old High German zitig, German zeitig, Dutch tijdig, Danish tidig "timely," Old English tidlic "temporal," also "timely, seasonable."
同义词辨析
neat, tidy, trim, orderly
这些形容词均含"整齐的，整洁的"之意。
neat： 指人或物外表既清洁又整齐。
tidy： 侧重整齐，井然有序。
trim： 着重因线条清晰、比例匀称而使外观呈现出紧凑和精确、美观。
orderly： 语义比上述几个词强，最常用。指把复杂细微的东西按其内在联系安排整齐，侧重井井有条。
考试真题
- After all, a dollar was a tidy sum for an 11-year-old boy in 1961.
2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读表达 原文
- As soon as someone spotted the boat, everyone would do last-minute tidying and change into fancy clothes.
2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
- Byrnes put the dishes in the oven because this would make her home look tidy.
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- Not everyone knows clearly how to build personal savings, but a savings plan started on a website has helped many put away a nice tidy sum.
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实用场景例句
- a tidy desk
- 整洁的书桌
牛津词典
- She keeps her flat very tidy .
- 她把她的单元房间保持得很整洁。
牛津词典
- I like everything to be neat and tidy .
- 我喜欢一切都井井有条。
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- I'm a tidy person.
- 我这个人讲究整洁。
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- tidy habits
- 爱整齐的习惯
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- It must have cost a tidy sum.
- 这准花了相当大的一笔钱。
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- a tidy profit
- 可观的利润
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- The room was very tidily arranged.
- 这房间安排得整整齐齐。
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- I spent all morning cleaning and tidying.
- 我用了整个上午的时间清扫整理。
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- When you cook, could you please tidy up after yourself.
- 请你在做饭时随手收拾干净。
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- to tidy (up) a room
- 整理房间
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- I tidied up the report before handing it in.
- 我把报告整理好后才呈交。
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- a desk tidy
- 案头文具盒
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- Having a tidy desk can seem impossible if you have a busy, demanding job...
- 如果工作忙、难度大，要想保持桌面整洁似乎不太可能。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I'll do your garden, I'll keep that tidy for you.
- 我会帮你弄弄花园，帮你保持它的整洁。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She's obsessively tidy, always hoovering and polishing.
- 她有洁癖，整天不是用吸尘器吸尘，就是擦来擦去。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She made her bed, and tidied her room.
- 她整理了床铺，收拾了自己的房间。
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- The opportunities are there to make a tidy profit.
- 赚大钱的机会就在那儿摆着。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Sometimes it gives me the blues.
- 有时候下雨会使我沮丧.
期刊摘选
- The room is neat and tidy.
- 房间干净利落.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Your room is in a mess, please tidy it up.
- 你的房间那么乱, 收拾一下吧.
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- The room is kept clean and tidy.
- 房间收拾得很整洁.
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- It was a neatly furnished and immaculately tidy room.
- 这是一个家具简洁、干净齐整的房间.
《简明英汉词典》
- He made a tidy fortune in cigaretes.
- 他经营烟草发了很大的财.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The tidy committee men regard them with horror, knowing that no pigeonholes can be found for them.
- 衣冠楚楚的委员们恐怖地看着他们, 因为他们知道找不到一个稳妥的地方来安置他们.
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