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

neat [niːt]
  1. 1. adjective [+house, desk, pile, clothes] (tidy) 整洁的
  2. 2. adjective [+handwriting] 工整的
  3. 3. adjective [+person] (organized) 爱整洁的
  4. 4. adjective (in appearance) 干净得体的
  5. 5. adjective [+plan, solution, description] (simple, effective) 简明的
  6. 6. adjective [esp BRIT] [+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) 绝妙的

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

neat [nɪt] [nɪːt]
  1. 1. adjective 整洁的；整齐的
    Her house is always so neat, despite her children.
    虽然有好几个孩子，但她的房间总是井井有条的。
  2. 2. adjective 熟练的；利落的
    a neat worker
    做事干净利落的人
  3. 3. adjective 简洁的
  4. 4. adjective 匀称的；体态优美的
  5. 5. adjective 巧妙的；机敏的
  6. 6. adjective [slang] 挺好的；很棒的[一般赞许词]
    The football final was really neat!
    足球决赛真的很精彩！
  7. 7. adjective （尤指酒）纯净的；不搀杂的；不稀释的
    I would like a neat whiskey.
    我想要一杯纯威士忌。
  8. 8. adjective [rarely used] （利润、收益、重量等）净的；纯的
  9. 9. exclam [slang] 哇！（通常用作Neat！）

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
See more results for neat in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

a neat worker
做事干净利落的人 → neat
to be neat about one's person
那个人的身材是匀称的 → person
Her house is always so neat, despite her children.
虽然有好几个孩子，但她的房间总是井井有条的。 → neat
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。
I would like a neat whiskey.
我想要一杯纯威士忌。 → neat
The football final was really neat!
足球决赛真的很精彩！ → neat
I drink my whisky neat.
我爱喝纯威士忌酒。 → neat
a neat job → neat
his excuse was suspiciously neat → neat
neat profits → neat
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