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neat
  • Conjugation : pl  neat
  • Derivatives : n  neatness ; adv  neaty
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

neat [niːt]
  1. 1. adjective [+house] [ desk] [ pile] [ clothes] (tidy) 整洁
  2. 2. adjective [+handwriting] 工整
  3. 3. adjective [+person] (organized) 爱整洁
  4. 4. adjective (in appearance) 干净得体
  5. 5. adjective [+plan] [ solution] [ description] (simple,effective) 简明
  6. 6. adjective [+whisky] [ gin etc] (undiluted) 纯的
    I drink my whisky neat.
    我爱喝纯威士忌酒
  7. 7. adjective [US] [inf] (great) 绝妙

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

neat [niːt]
  1. 1. adjective 整齐的整洁
  2. 2. adjective 细心的,认真
  3. 3. adjective 精巧的,精致
    She hated to have her neat plans upset.
    要把她巧妙计划推翻重来,她很郁闷
  4. 4. adjective 熟练的灵巧的利索
  5. 5. adjective 很好的,极好的
  6. 6. adjective 纯的,不稀释的

Collins English-English Dictionary

neat [niːt]
  1. 1. adj clean, tidy, and orderly
  2. 2. adj liking or insisting on order and cleanliness; fastidious
  3. 3. adj smoothly or competently done; efficient
    a neat job
  4. 4. adj pat or slick
    his excuse was suspiciously neat
  5. 5. adj (of alcoholic drinks) without added water, lemonade, etc; undiluted
  6. 6. adj a less common word for net
    neat profits
  7. 7. adj [Slang] [chiefly US and Canadian] good; pleasing; admirable
  8. 8. adj [Etymology] C16: from Old French net, from Latin nitidus clean, shining, from nitere to shine; related to Middle Irish niam beauty, brightness, Old Persian naiba- beautiful
neat [niːt]
  1. 1. n [archaic or dialect] a domestic bovine animal
  2. 2. n [Etymology] Old English neat

Examples

to be neat about one's person
那个人的身材是匀称的
She tries to be neat, but it is almost impossible with her two big dogs.
她一直试图保持整洁,但有她的两条大狗在,这几乎是不可能的。
The football final was really neat!
足球决赛真的很精彩!
There was a neat solid bulge where her flat belly had been.
她的肚子已经十分明显地鼓起来了,而过去她的肚子一直是扁平的。
Everything is very clean, neat and tidy, dusted and polished.
一切都非常干净,整洁,一尘不染,光鲜亮丽。
Henry normally wrote in a neat and italic script.
亨利经常写得一手工整的斜体字。

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