"lick into shape" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 使變得像樣
• 整理好

Definition

把某事物修整、整理好，使其變得像樣，通常指原先狀況不好。常指人或事物需要改善才能令人滿意。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式、慣用語，常用於需要整理或改善的計劃、團隊或專案。很少字面指“塑形”，多指改進或使更有條理。一般不直接指某人的外觀。

Examples

We need to lick this project into shape before the deadline.

我們必須在截止日期前**把這個項目整理好**。

The new coach helped the team lick into shape.

新教練幫隊伍**整理好了**。

It took a week to lick the report into shape.

花了一週時間才**把報告整理好**。

This old garden will need some work, but I think we can lick it into shape.

這個舊花園需要整理，但我覺得我們能**讓它煥然一新**。

Give me a few minutes to lick my desk into shape before you come in.

你進來前給我幾分鐘**整理一下我的桌子**。

It looked impossible at first, but together we managed to lick things into shape.

一開始看起來不可能，但我們一起**把事情整理好了**。