"lick into shape" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 使变得像样
• 整理好

Definition

把某事物修整、整理好，使其变得像样，通常指原先状况不好。常指人或事物需要改进才能令人满意。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式、习惯用语，常用于描述需要整理、改进的项目、计划或团队。几乎不用于实际的“塑形”，主要指组织或提升。一般不要直接用于某人的外貌。

Examples

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

我们必须在截止日期前**把这个项目整理好**。

The new coach helped the team lick into shape.

新教练帮队伍**整理好了**。

It took a week to lick the report into shape.

花了一周时间才**把报告整理好**。

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

这个旧花园需要整理，但我觉得我们能**让它焕然一新**。

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

你进来前给我几分钟**整理一下我的桌子**。

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

一开始看起来不可能，但我们一起**把事情整理好了**。