tidy

tidy
(tidier, tidiest)
  1. arranged neatly and in order
    整洁的，整齐的
    his scrupulously tidy apartment.
    他那十分整洁的公寓。
    the lives they lead don't fit into tidy patterns.
    他们过的日子杂乱不堪。
    ■(of a person) inclined to keep things or one's appearance neat and in order
    （人）爱整洁的，爱整齐的
    she was a tidy little girl.
    她是个爱整洁的小女孩。
    ■not messy; neat and controlled
    有条理的；工整的
    he wrote down her replies in a small, tidy hand.
    他以工整的小字记下了她的回答。
  2. [attrib.](informal)(of an amount, especially of money) considerable
    (非正式)（数量）相当大的；（尤指钱）相当多的
    the book will bring in a tidy sum.
    这本书将带来一笔可观的收入。
    ■used as a general term of approval
    相当好的，令人满意的
    City have the backbone of a tidy side.
    市队有很好的骨干队员。
(pl. -ies)
  1. (亦作 tidy-up)[in sing.]an act or spell of tidying something
    整理，收拾
  2. [usu. with modifier]a receptacle for holding small objects or waste scraps
    装零星杂物的容器
    a desk tidy.
    桌上的小杂物筒。
  3. (chiefly US)a detachable ornamental cover for a chair back
    (主美)（椅子靠背的）罩单，套子
(-ies, -ied)
  1. [with obj.](常作 tidy someone/thing up)bring order to; arrange neatly[no obj.]
    使整洁（或整齐）；收拾
    I'd better try to tidy my desk up a bit.
    我最好还是尽力把我的书桌弄整洁一点。
    the Bill is intended to tidy up the law on this matter.
    议案旨在这个事情上完善法律。
    I'll just go and tidy up.
    我就去收拾。
    ■(tidy something away)put something away for the sake of neatness
    （为使整洁而）移开，拿掉
    I was tidying away papers in my office.
    我正整理办公室的文件。
派生
tidily
adverb
tidiness
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: from the noun tide + -y. The original meaning was 'timely, opportune'; it later had various senses expressing approval, usually of a person, including 'attractive', 'healthy', and 'skilful'; the sense 'orderly, neat' dates from the early 18th cent
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