neat
US: /ˈnit/
UK: /nˈiːt/
UK: /nˈiːt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
neat /ni:t/
- tính từ
- sạch gọn, ngăn nắp
- a neat room: một căn buồng sạch sẽ gọn gàng
- as neat as a new pin: sạch gọn như li như lau
- rõ ràng, rành mạch; ngắn gọn
- a neat handwriting: chữ viết rõ ràng
- a neat answer: một câu trả lời ngắn gọn rõ ràng
- khéo, tinh xảo (đồ vật)
- a neat piece of handwork: một đồ thủ công khéo
- giản dị và trang nhã (quần áo)
- a neat dress: bộ quần áo giản dị và trang nhã
- nguyên chất, không pha (ượu)
- neat whisky: rượu uytky không pha
- sạch gọn, ngăn nắp
- danh từ, số nhiều không đổi
- bò
- trâu bò, thú nuôi
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective (neater, neatest)
1 tidy and in order; carefully done or arranged: a neat desk + neat handwriting + neat rows of books + She was wearing a neat black suit. + They sat in her neat and tidy kitchen.
2 (of people) liking to keep things tidy and in order; looking tidy or doing things in a tidy way: Try and be neater! + He had a neat methodical mind.
3 small, with a pleasing shape or appearance: her neat figure + The puppies' ears should be neat and in proportion to the head.
4 simple but clever: a neat explanation / idea / trick + a neat solution to the problem + People don't often fit into neat categories.
5 (AmE, informal) good; excellent: It's a really neat movie. + We had a great time-it was pretty neat.
6 (BrE) (AmE straight) (especially of alcoholic drinks) not mixed with water or anything else: neat whisky + The weedkiller was applied to the lawn neat.
neatly adverb: neatly folded clothes + The box fitted neatly into the drawer. + She summarized her plan very neatly.
neatness noun [U]
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 tidy, orderly, clean, uncluttered, trim, spruce, natty, fastidious, spick and span, shipshape (and Bristol fashion), organized, well-organized, well-ordered, systematic, Brit dialect trig, Colloq neat as a pin, Brit dinky:
His room was always neat - very odd for a teenager.
2 straight, unadulterated, unmixed, undiluted, uncut, unblended, pure; on the rocks:
He drinks his whisky neat.
3 unembellished, unadorned, unornamented, simple, elegant, graceful, smart, uncomplicated, regular, precise, copperplate; calligraphic:
An invitation in her neat handwriting awaited my return from abroad.
4 deft, adroit, clever, efficient, ingenious, expert, practised, skilful, dexterous:
He contrived a neat plan to avoid paying taxes.
5 fine, wonderful, marvellous, great, splendid, excellent, exceptional, capital, grand, first-class, Colloq cool, smashing, keen, nifty, top-notch, A1 or A-1 or A-one, Brit top-hole, Chiefly US A-OK or A-okay, Slang swell, far-out, boss, Brit topping, US and Canadian spiffy:
She found a really neat way to get boys to ask her out. Gordon has a neat new car.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
appear, be, look, seem | leave sth, make sth
Be sure to leave the room neat and tidy.
| keep sth
She kept her desk extremely neat.
ADV.
extremely, very | fairly, quite, rather | surprisingly
The handwriting was surprisingly neat.
PHRASES
neat and tidy
Concise English dictionary
neater|neatestnɪːt
adj.
+clean or orderly
+showing care in execution
+free from what is tawdry or unbecoming
+free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
+very good
+without water
