1. 整洁的，爱整洁的　 in good order; showing care in appearance
2. 利索的，简洁的　 simple and effective
3. （酒）纯的　 (of alcoholic drinks) without ice or water or other liquid

　～ answer　简洁的答复
　～ job　利落的工作
　～ piece of work　精致的制品
　～ profit　净利
　keep ～　保持整洁
　look ～　显得整齐
　～ in　在…方面整洁的
　～ in habits　惯于整洁的

　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！

　I like my whisky neat.　我喜欢喝纯威士忌。

　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。

　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。

　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。

 ♣ 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。

　［同义词］ orderly, pure, smart, tidy
　［反义词］ disordered, disorderly
　［词源］　古法语net <拉丁语nitidus（干净，清洁，发光）