1 (especially Brit 尤为英) arranged with everything in good order 整齐的:
If you keep your room tidy it is easier to find things.如果你的房间能够保持整齐,找东西会容易一点。
2 (used about a person) liking to keep things in good order (指人)爱整齐的:
Mark is a very tidy boy.马克是个很爱整齐的孩子。 [SYN] neat 同义词为neat[OPP] untidy 反义词为untidy➔tidilyadv➔tidinessnoun [U]
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/ˈtaɪdi ||; ˈtaɪdɪ/verb
[I,T] (present participletidyingthird person singular presenttidies;past tensepast participletidied)tidy (sb/sth/yourself) (up) to make sb/sth/yourself look in order and well arranged 使整齐;收拾 ·
We must tidy this room up before the visitors arrive.我们必须在访客到来之前将这个房间收拾整齐。tidy sth away to put sth into the drawer, cupboard, etc where it is kept so that it cannot be seen 把某物收拾好
tidy1/ˋtaIdI; ˈtaIdi/adj especially BrE 【尤英】1 a tidy place is neatly arranged with everything in the right place [→ neat; untidy , messy ]〔地方〕整洁的﹐整齐的: a tidy desk 整洁的书桌Try to keep your room tidy . 尽量保持你的房间整洁。2 a tidy person keeps their things neat and clean [ neat AmE 【美】] 〔人〕爱整洁的: I’m not very tidy. 我不大爱整洁。—tidily adv —tidiness n [U]
tidy2 also 又作 tidy upv [I,T] tidied , tidying , tidies to make a place look tidy 整理﹐收拾﹔使整洁: Tidy up after you’ve finished. 你结束后收拾一下。tidy sth away phr v BrE to put things back in the place where they should be【英】把…放回原处﹐把…收拾起来: Please tidy your toys away. 请把你的玩具收拾好放回原处。
tidytidytidiertidiest1adjective (tidier, tidiest)1with everything in the right place: Her room is very tidy.2liking to have everything in the right place: a tidy boyoppositeuntidy▶ tidilyadverb: Put the books back tidily when you've finished with them.▶ tidinessnoun (no plural)tidytidytidiestidiedtidying2 (alsotidy up) verb (tidies, tidying, tidied/, has tidied)to make something tidy: I tidied the house before my parents arrived. Can you help me to tidy up?