ldoce_309_eti·dy1 /ˈtaɪdi/ ●●● S3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp tidier, superlativesupl tidiest) especially British EnglishBrE 1 TIDYa room, house, desk etc that is tidy is neatly arranged with everything in the right place 〔房间、房子、书桌等〕整洁的,整齐的 SYN neat OPP untidy, messy I try to keep the garden tidy. 我尽量保持花园整洁。
Ellen’s room is always neat and tidy. 埃伦的房间总是非常整洁。
2 TIDYsomeone who is tidy keeps their house, clothes etc neat and clean 〔人〕整洁的,爱整齐的 Chris is a naturally tidy person. 克里斯天生是个爱整洁的人。
3 a tidy sum/profit informalPROFIT a large amount of money 一大笔钱/利润 We sold the house for a tidy sum and moved south. 我们把房子卖了一大笔钱,然后移居到南方。
a tidy sum/profit• In 1899, the mansion cost the tidy sum of $350,000.• Chief Auctioneer, Michael Welch, suggests that silver, brass or other trinkets could well fetch a tidy sum.• Even allowing for what they would have lost on laundering the proceeds, there should have been a tidy sum.• He has sold no less than five cars, each one at a tidy profit.• Nevertheless that blip was long enough for some one to make a tidy profit.• Would we be right in thinking, a tidy sum?• Until now they have made a tidy profit from selling re-issued pop hits from the fifties, sixties and seventies.• These represented a tidy sum, not a great fortune but enough for her to be comfortably off.• And, if my memory serves me right, you stand to rake in a tidy sum on that. 4. a tidy mind British EnglishBrE if someone has a tidy mind, the way they think is very organized and clear 清晰的头脑a tidy mind• Henry had a tidy mind, and he was practical. —tidily adverbadv
—tidiness noun [uncountableU]
THESAURUStidy British EnglishBrE a place, room etc that is tidy looks nice because everything has been arranged and put in the right place 整洁的I want to leave the place clean and tidy before we go. 我想在我们走之前把这里收拾干净。
neat use this about things that are carefully arranged in a way that is nice to look at 〔物品〕整齐的a neat pile of towels 整整齐齐的一叠毛巾
The room was neat and tidy. 这个房间很整洁。
immaculate /ɪˈmækjələt/ a place or thing that is immaculate is perfectly clean and neat – use this to emphasize how clean something looks 非常整洁的Our house was always immaculate. 我们家一直都是一尘不染。
well-kept a well-kept building or garden is very well cared for and looks neat and clean 被悉心照料的a large house on well-kept grounds 庭院得到精心打理的大房子
orderly arranged or organized in a sensible or neat way 整齐的The room was orderly and uncluttered. 这房间收拾得很整洁,没有杂物。