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tidiness

/tahy-dee/US // ˈtaɪ di //UK // (ˈtaɪdɪ) //

整洁,整洁度,整洁性,整洁程度

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
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    ti·di·er, ti·di·est.

    • : neat, orderly, or trim, as in appearance or dress: a tidy room; a tidy person.
    • : clearly organized and systematic: a tidy mind; a tidy way of working.
    • : tolerably good; acceptable: They worked out a tidy arrangement agreeable to all.
    • : fairly large; considerable: a tidy sum.
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    ti·died, ti·dy·ing.

    • : to make tidy or neat.
n.名词 noun
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    plural ti·dies.

    • : any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
    • : an antimacassar.

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Examples

  • Shaving items may no longer be de rigueur in every guy’s daily bag of grooming tricks, but even those aiming for hirsute as a fashion statement could use an electric shaver to keep things tidy.

  • If you have a smaller living area, keep things relatively tidy, dust and sweep often, or vacuum regularly, you might be able to survive on a smaller bin.

  • One of the highlights is a Ron Meick lithograph that addresses 2020’s street protests by overlaying rough patterns and freehand scrawls on the tidy grid of a century-old Chicago map.

  • On my last day in Salinas, I met a grower named Mark Mason just off Highway 101, which cuts the valley in two, and followed him to a nine-acre block of celery featuring a tidy tower of meteorological equipment in the center.

  • The cherry on top is that after you run them through the wash, they’re easy to fold and they look neat and tidy in your cabinets.

  • Still, her alert presence disciplines us to tidiness and occasionally develops a bit of comedy.

  • The landlady came; a fit spirit to rule over such a domain—the beau-ideal of tidiness and good humour.

  • Tidiness is not a housekeeper's superstition; it is a mechanical device for invoking the spirit of restfulness.

  • Tidiness is more than a mere virtue, it is an indispensable adjunct to health.

  • He had hardly ever been here, at Paul's; and he was now struck by the exquisite tidiness of the rooms.