"keep things straight" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 理清事情
• 保持清楚

Definition

整理细节或事实以避免混淆；确保事情清楚明了。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式表达，常用于避免把人名、事情或信息混在一起。用在你想要记清楚、分清楚信息时。

Examples

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

有五个孩子时，很难**理清事情**。

Let me write it down to keep things straight.

让我记下来以**理清事情**。

She uses different folders to keep things straight at work.

她用不同的文件夹来**理清工作上的事情**。

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

有这么多密码，你怎么**保持清楚**？

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

有时候我把他们的名字搞混了——我真是**理不清事情**！

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

我要一个日历来**理清工作和上学之间的事情**。