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  • Conjugation : past  tidied ; ing  tidying ; more  tidier ; most  tidiest ; pl  tidies
  • Derivatives : n  tidiness ; adv  tidily
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

tidy ['taɪdɪ]
  1. 1. adjective [+room] [ desk] [ person] 整洁
  2. 2. adjective [+sum] [ profit] 可观
  3. 3. vt. [+room] [ house etc] (also: tidy up) 整理

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

tidy [ˈtaɪdɪ]
  1. 1. adjective 干净整齐的,爱整洁
    I have to make a great effort to keep my room clean and tidy.
    不得不投入很大精力保持房间干净整洁
  2. 2. adjective 整齐的梳理好的
    She took along a brush to keep the hair tidy.
    随身带着一把梳子,以保持头发整齐
  3. 3. adjective [Spoken] 相当大的相当多的可观
    My new house cost me a tidy sum of money.
    我买新房子花了不少钱。
  4. 4. n.[c] 零碎物件容器
    Please put the sewing needles back into the tidy.
    请把缝针放回相关容器
  5. 5. verb 整理收拾
    They usually like to tidy up their own mess.
    他们一般收拾自己的乱摊子

Collins English-English Dictionary

tidy ['taɪdɪ]
  1. 1. adj characterized by or indicating neatness and order
  2. 2. adj [Spoken] considerable
    a tidy sum of money
  3. 3. vb [when intr, usually foll by up] to put (things) in order; neaten
  4. 4. n a small container in which odds and ends are kept
  5. 5. n [chiefly US and Canadian] an ornamental protective covering for the back or arms of a chair
  6. 6. n [Etymology] C13 (in the sense: timely, seasonable, excellent): from tide1 + -y1; related to Dutch tijdig timely

Examples

Her clothes were clean and tidy.
她的衣服干净整洁。
Tidy up your closet, please.
请清理你的衣柜。
She makes an effort to keep her desk tidy and pleasant.
她努力保持办公桌整洁舒适。
to clean/tidy/clear up after sb
替某人打扫/整理/清理
she's always going on at me to tidy my room
她总是唠唠叨叨地要我清理房间
to keep the room tidy
保持房间整洁
I wish you would tidy your room
但愿你会收拾你的房间

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