straighten up

背筋を伸ばす、姿勢を正す

前かがみをやめて、背筋を伸ばして座ること。

やさしい英語で： To stop bending forward and sit with your back straight.

• Straighten up in your chair.
• She straightened up when the teacher entered.
• Can you straighten up without hurting your back?

類義語： sit up, sit upright

反対語： slouch

よく使う表現： straighten up slowly, straighten up in bed

片付ける、整頓する

物をあるべき場所に戻して、部屋や場所をきれいに整えること。

やさしい英語で： To put things in their proper places and make a room or area neat.

• Please straighten up the kitchen.
• I straightened the living room up before our guests arrived.
• Have you had time to straighten up?

使い方： straighten something up (Please straighten your room up before lunch.)

類義語： tidy, tidy up

よく使う表現： straighten up something, straighten something up, straighten up the room

まっすぐになる

曲がりやたわみが減って、まっすぐな状態になること。

やさしい英語で： To become less bent or curved.

• The bent stem straightened up.
• The wire straightened up as we pulled it tight.
• Will the young tree straighten up as it grows?

類義語： straighten

反対語： bend

よく使う表現： straighten up slowly, straighten up again

整理する、解決する

問題を解決したり状況を整えたりして、物事がうまく進むようにすること。

やさしい英語で： To solve problems or arrange a situation so it works properly.

• We must straighten up our finances.
• She straightened up the accounts before selling the business.
• Have you straightened up those payment problems?

使い方： straighten something up (We need to straighten our affairs up before leaving.)

類義語： sort out, put in order

よく使う表現： straighten up finances, straighten something up

直進する、ハンドルを戻す

車などがまっすぐ進むように、進行方向を修正すること。

やさしい英語で： To change direction so that a vehicle moves straight ahead.

• Turn left, then straighten up.
• The driver straightened up after the bend.
• You need to straighten up before entering the narrow lane.

類義語： straighten out

よく使う表現： straighten up afterward, straighten up smoothly

明らかにする、誤解を解く

分かりやすく説明したり、混乱や誤解を解いたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To make something easier to understand or remove confusion about it.

• We should straighten up that misunderstanding.
• Her explanation straightened up the confusion about the dates.
• Can you straighten this matter up for me?

使い方： straighten something up (Let me straighten this misunderstanding up.)

類義語： clarify, clear up

反対語： confuse

よく使う表現： straighten up something, straighten something up