1.tidy用作形容词的意思是“整洁的; 整齐的”,转化为动词意思是“使整洁; 使整齐”,指把物件放回到适当位置使之不再杂乱。
2.tidy是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
3.tidy away的意思是“收拾走”; tidy out的意思是“整理好,收拾好”; tidy up的意思是“收拾整洁”。

tidy away (v.+adv.)
把…收拾好 put away neatly in a proper place
▲tidy sth⇔away
She tidied away the children's toys.她把孩子们的玩具收藏起来。
How many times have I asked you children to tidy your toys away at the end of a day?我告诉过你们这些孩子多少回了,要在天黑之前把玩具收拾起来?
Do tidy your paper away; your desk looks in a terrible mess.把这些纸收拾好; 你的桌子实在太乱了。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Plates, cups, knives and forks had been tidied away.盘、杯、刀叉已放好。

tidy out(v.+adv.)
清理 clear (a room or container), leaving it neat
▲tidy sth⇔out
I have tidied out the upstairs rooms.我已把楼上的房间收拾得干干净净。
She tidied the room out while she was away.临走时,她把房间收拾得好好的。
It has taken the whole day to tidy out the garage and it still needs cleaning.清理汽车库花了我们整整一天的时间,可是那还需要继续清理。
The boys spend part of the last day of term tidying out their desks.在学期的最后一天,孩子们总要花部分时间清理自己的课桌。

tidy up(v.+adv.)
收拾; 整理 make things tidy; put in proper order
▲tidy up
He tidied up after supper.他晚饭后收拾餐具。
I must just tidy up a bit.我得稍微整理一下。
She offered to tidy up after the party.她主动提出在晚会后收拾会场。
▲tidy sb/oneself/sth⇔up
I have to tidy myself up a bit.我得梳理一下。
You'd better tidy up the room before the guests arrive.客人来前你最好把房间整理一下。
Help me to tidy this room up before my parents arrive!在我父母到来之前请帮我把房间整理好吧。
He began to tidy up his desk and finish off the week's work.他开始整理起他的办公桌,以便结束一周的工作。
We need to tidy the place up a bit.我们得把这个地方收拾一下。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
She tidied her hair and looked at him tenderly.她梳了梳头发,温柔地看着他。
She washed her face, tidied her hair and went down to sea.她洗了脸,整理了一下头发就下海去了。
He helped her to wash up the dishes and tidy the room.他帮她洗刷盘碟,收拾着屋子。
He tidied the books and papers on the table.他把桌上的书籍和文件整理了一下。
It took me all morning to tidy the kitchen.整理厨房花了我一上午时间。
I have to tidy my thoughts.我得理一下思路。

tidy, clean
参见clean条。

［同义词］ adj.  clean, considerable, neat, orderly

用作定语
▲～+n.
 I was shown into a tidy living room.我被引到一间很整洁的起居室里。
That must have cost you a tidy sum.那必定让你花了一大笔钱。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
 His bedroom was not very tidy.他的卧室不太整齐。

tidy, neat, trig, trim
参见neat条。