"keep things straight" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 理清事情
• 保持清楚

Definition

整理細節或事實以避免混淆；確保事情清楚明瞭。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非正式用語，常在避免把名字、事務或資訊混在一起時使用。用於想將資訊理清楚的情況。

Examples

It's hard to keep things straight when you have five kids.

有五個孩子時，很難**理清事情**。

Let me write it down to keep things straight.

讓我記下來以**理清事情**。

She uses different folders to keep things straight at work.

她用不同的資料夾來**理清工作上的事情**。

With so many passwords, how do you keep things straight?

有這麼多密碼，你怎麼**保持清楚**？

Sometimes I mix up their names—I just can't keep things straight!

有時候我把他們的名字搞混了——我真的**理不清事情**！

I need a calendar to keep things straight between work and school.

我要一個日曆來**理清工作和上學之間的事情**。