neat [ni:t] adjective TIDY 整洁的 IMPROVER ■tidy, with everything in its place 整洁的,整齐的;有序的•Your house is always so neat - how do you manage it with three children?你的房子总是这么整洁——你有三个孩子,是怎么做到的? •She likes everything neat and tidy.她喜欢一切都井井有条。 •You've got such neat handwriting.你的字写得真工整。 •They did a very neat job stitching up your knee - there's hardly a scar there.他们非常巧妙地缝合了你的膝盖——几乎没有留下伤疤。 ADVANCED ■A neat person likes to keep themselves, their house and their possessions tidy and in good order (人)爱整洁的,有条理的•Hassan is the neatest child I've ever met - even his shoes are clean!哈桑是我见过的最爱整洁的孩子——就连他的鞋子都很干净! •I try to be neat, but my husband is a slob.我努力保持整洁,但我丈夫是个邋遢鬼。 [ni:t] adjective GOOD 好的 ADVANCED mainly US informal ■good 好的,妙的•That video game is really neat!那个电子游戏实在太棒了! •Kyle has the neatest mom - she lets him stay up late on the weekends.凯尔的妈妈最开通——允许他周末晚睡。 [ni:t] adjective CLEVER 聪明的 ■clever and simple 简单而聪明的•It would be a neat solution to the problem.这会是一个巧妙的解决方法。 [ni:t] adjective NOTHING ADDED 不添加任何东西 ■(of a strong alcoholic drink) without anything, such as water or ice or another drink, added to it (烈性酒)纯的,不掺水的•I'll have a neat gin, please.请给我来一杯不掺水的杜松子酒。 •She likes her whisky neat.她喜欢喝纯威士卡。 |