smarten up
英 [ˈsmɑːtn ʌp]
美 [ˈsmɑːrtn ʌp]
修饰; 打扮; 装修
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 修饰;打扮;装修
If yousmarten yourselfor a placeup, you make yourself or the place look neater and tidier.- ...a 10-year programme to smarten up the London Underground...
旨在让伦敦地铁旧貌换新颜的 10 年规划 - She had wisely smartened herself up.
她很聪明地把自己修饰打扮了一番。 - ...a medical student who refused to smarten up.
拒绝打扮的医科学生
- ...a 10-year programme to smarten up the London Underground...
英英释义
verb
- dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
- He spruced up for the party
- make neat, smart, or trim
- Spruce up your house for Spring
- titivate the child
双语例句
- One of the most blessed side-effects of recession is that we all smarten up. A sober suit is not only the right thing to wear the day you get axed but also the right thing to wear every other working day, too.
经济衰退最可喜的副作用之一，就是我们都打扮得更精神了。不光被解雇的那天要穿得体的西服，平时上班也应如此。 - Look, amigo, if you're gonna make it in here, you better smarten up.
听着，朋友，如果你想活下去，就要振作起来。 - Some new paint will smarten up the house. In front of the stove stood an oil lamp, it slight flickering like that of a fire-fly.
刷点新油漆，房子就会漂亮起来。一盏油灯点在灶前，萤火那么的光亮。 - Dressing up does not fill an empty noddle He needed a wife to smarten him up and give him ambition.
他需要有个妻子把他整整齐齐地打扮起来，并使他充满理想和抱负。 - How to smarten up: go for water-rich veggies, such as zucchini and spinach, and highfiber fruit, such as apples and berries.
如何改进：选择富含水分的蔬菜，比如西葫芦和菠菜，以及高纤维素水果，比如苹果和浆果。 - You'll have to smarten yourself up a bit before going out.
你得打扮一下再出门。 - I'll just smarten up a bit, then we can go.
我先打扮一下，然后我们就可以走了。 - Smarten oneself up a bit
把自己打扮得漂亮点儿 - He said that he wore the outfit because he had been instructed to smarten up instead of wearing his usual gym shorts for the school picture.
他说他之所以穿这套衣服拍照，是因为学校要求他穿漂亮一点的衣服去拍照，而不要穿那些难看的运动短裤。 - How to smarten up: Pay attention to everything healthy you have accomplished rather than what you haven't, or any shortcomings you think you have.
如何改进：将注意力放在你已经做到的健康的地方，而不是你还没有做到的地方，或者你认为你有的任何缺点上。