smarten
英 ['smɑːt(ə)n]***美 ['smɑrtn]
- vt. 使整洁；使漂亮潇洒；使更敏捷；使更聪明
- vi. 打扮；变得更轻快；变得更聪明；变得更剧烈
中文词源
smarten 使光鲜亮丽smart,光鲜的，亮丽的，-en,使。
中文词源
- smarten (v.)
- "to make smart, to spruce up, to improve appearance," 1786, from smart (adj.) in its sense of "spruce, trim" + -en (1). Related: Smartened; smartening.
双语例句
- 1. She did her best to smarten her husband up.
- 她尽最大努力把丈夫打扮得更英俊.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. You need to smarten ( yourself ) up before you go out.
- 你应该打扮一下再出去.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. You'll have to smarten up if you want to pass those exams.
- 你要是想通过考试,思维就必须更加敏捷.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. 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.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Try to smarten the house up before the visitors arrive.
- 在客人来到之前要把房子整理一下.
来自辞典例句
