neat /niːt/ ●●● S2 adjectiveadj 1 tidy 整洁的TIDY tidy and carefully arranged 整齐的;整洁的 His clothes were always neat and clean. 他的衣服总是很整洁。
Everything in the house was neat and tidy. 房子里的每样物品都干净整齐。
She arranged the books in a nice neat pile. 她把书摞成整齐的一堆。
► see thesaurus at tidy 2 liking things tidy 爱整洁的TIDY someone who is neat likes to keep things tidy 〔人〕爱整洁的 I’ve always been quite neat. 我向来很爱整洁。
3 good 好的 American EnglishAmE spokenGOOD/EXCELLENT very good, pleasant, or enjoyable 好的;令人愉快的 That’s a really neat idea. 那个主意真不错。
I liked working for him – he was a neat guy. 我喜欢为他工作——他是个很好的人。
► see thesaurus at good 4 small 小的 something that is neat is small and attractive 小巧迷人的 her small, neat features 她那小巧精致的面容
5 clever 聪明的INTELLIGENT formal a neat way of doing or saying something is simple but clever and effective 简洁的;睿智的;灵巧的 In the end we found a very neat solution to the problem. 最后我们找到了一个解决这个问题的巧妙办法。
a neat summary of the main issues 对主要问题的简明总结
6 drinks 酒精饮料DFDDRINK especially British EnglishBrE a neat alcoholic drink has no ice or water or any other liquid added 〔酒〕纯的〔指不加冰、水或其他酒的〕 SYN straight I can’t drink brandy neat. 我喝不了纯白兰地。
drinking neat whisky 喝纯威士忌酒
—neatly adverbadv He wrote his name neatly at the bottom of the page. 他在那页纸的最下面工整地签上了自己的名字。
The problem was neatly summed up by one of the teachers. 那个问题由其中一位老师作了简要的总结。
—neatness noun [uncountableU]