set straight1 TALK TO somebodyto tell someone the right way to do something or the true facts about something 纠正某人的做法[想法]set somebody straight/right on I set him right on a few points of procedure. 我帮助他纠正了几个程序上的问题。
→ set something right at right1(4), → set the record straight at record1(11)set somebody straight/right• Someone had to set Dave straight on company policies and procedures.
→ set somebody straight/right at set1(7)
2 UNDERSTANDto make someone understand the true facts about a situation 使某人正确了解事实,使某人弄清楚情况 Tell him to ask Ruth – she’ll put him straight. 叫他去问露丝——她会跟他说清楚的。
→ set/put somebody straight at straight2(2)