用作定语
▲～+n.
The pavement on each side was crowded with neat smiling people.人行道两旁满是衣着整齐、面带微笑的人们。
Cats are neat animals.猫是爱整洁的动物。
Her neat dress shows her taste.她那整洁的衣着说明了她的情趣。
There is a neat yard with a fence around it.那儿有一个干净的、用篱笆圈着的院子。
He is a neat worker.他是一位做事干净利落的工人。
He was praised for his neat and careful work.他因工作认真、利索而受到赞扬。
She gave a neat answer.她作了简明的回答。
There are no neat solutions to this problem.没有解决这一问题的简捷办法。
He wants to buy a neat dress for his wife.他想给他妻子买一件雅致的衣服。
Each day it was marked off with a neat ×.每过一天就划一个工整的乘号。
What a neat idea!多棒的主意啊!
▲n.+～
I like my whisky neat.我喜欢喝纯威士忌。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
His appearance is very neat.他外表很整洁。
Your room is as neat as a pin.你的房间清洁整齐。
She patted her hair to be sure that it was neat.她轻拍头发使之整齐。
The party was really neat, we had good fun.晚会开得真好,我们玩得很开心。
▲S+be+～+prep.-phrase
She is neat about her dress.她衣着整洁。
He always is neat in everything he does.他每一件事都做得井井有条。
Her room is neat to a fault.她的房间过于整洁了。
用作宾语补足语
▲S+V+O+～
He keeps everything neat and tidy.他把一切都安排得井井有条。
The children cooperated with their teachers in keeping the classroom neat.孩子们和老师一起保持教室整洁。
词语辨异
neat, tidy, trig, trim
这组词都有“整洁的”的意思。其区别是:neat泛指一切的整洁、干净、单纯。tidy专指经常保持的整齐和有秩序状态,但不一定干净或单纯。例如:
Once upon a time the universe was all tidy, with everything in its proper place.很久以前宇宙是秩序井然的,所有一切都各居其位。
trim强调由于线条清晰、比例匀称使得外观整洁而且漂亮。例如:
A trim ship is sailing.一条漂亮的帆船正在行驶。
trig则特指人的外表或衣着的整洁潇洒。例如:
He has a trig new tailored suit.他有一套裁剪合身的新衣服。
