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tidy and in order; carefully done or arranged 整洁的；整齐的；有序的 She kept her desk extremely neat. 她的桌子保持得非常干净整洁。 You've got very neat handwriting! 你的笔迹十分工整。 neat rows of books 一排排整齐的书 She was wearing a neat black suit. 她穿着整洁的黑色套装。 They sat in her neat and tidy kitchen. 他们坐在她那干净整齐的厨房里。
Extra ExamplesI've made the front lawn all neat and tidy. 我把房前的草坪收拾得整齐又干净。 The handwriting was surprisingly neat. 字写得出奇地工整。 Each resident is expected to keep their room neat. 房客应保持房间整洁。 He sorted his papers into a neat pile. 他把自己的文件整理成整整齐齐的一摞。 The desks were in neat rows. 桌子排成整齐的一排。 This hairstyle is easy to keep neat and tidy. 这种发型容易保持干净利落。 We were soon passing the neat lawns of the suburbs. 我们很快就经过了郊区整洁的草坪。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
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(of people 人 liking to keep things tidy and in order; looking tidy or doing things in a tidy way 有条理的；爱整洁的 Try and be neater! 干净利落点！ He had a neat methodical mind. 他的思路清晰有条理。 By nature he was clean and neat. 他生性干净整洁。 - (informal)
Don't be a neat freak. Relax. A little clutter won't kill you. 不要做一个洁癖者。放松。一点点杂乱不会要你的命。
Extra ExamplesShe was a very efficient, neat woman. 她是个能干利落的女子。 Neil turned up the next day looking very clean and neat. 尼尔第二天出现了，看起来非常干净整洁。 The children are always neat and tidy. 孩子们总是干干净净，整整齐齐的。
small, with an attractive shape or appearance 小巧优雅的 her neat figure 她那娇小玲珑的身材 The puppies’ ears should be neat and in proportion to the head. 小狗的耳朵应该整齐，与头部成比例。
simple but clever 简洁的；睿智的；灵巧的 a neat explanation 简明的解释 a neat solution to the problem 解决这个问题的捷径 The film has a lot of neat tricks and clever editing. 这部电影有许多巧妙的技巧和巧妙的剪辑。 We can't put people and events into neat little boxes. 我们不能把人和事放进整洁的小盒子里。
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good; excellent 好的；极好的 - (British English) (also straight British and North American English)
(especially of alcoholic drinks 尤指酒 not mixed with water or anything else 未掺水的；纯的 neat whisky 纯威士忌酒
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘clean, free from impurities’): from French net, from Latin nitidus ‘shining’, from nitere ‘to shine’; related to net (adjective). The sense ‘bright’ (now obsolete) was recorded in English in the late 16th cent.