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
- That boy has begun to smarten up recently, ever since we complained about his work.
自从我们批评了那男孩的工作以来，他干活开始卖力了。 - People who tell you to "smarten up or you'll never get a job" drive me round the bend.
我最讨厌那些对你说“打扮整洁点，否则你永远找不到工作”的人。 - How to smarten up: Even the most intense cardio cannot erase the effects of a weekend chowfest, but it does benefit your health by increasing energy and lowering risk for heart disease.
如何改进：即使最剧烈的有氧运动也不能消除周末暴饮暴食所造成的后果，但它对健康有益，可以增强体能降低得心脏病的几率。 - You'll have to smarten yourself up a bit before going out.
你得打扮一下再出门。 - 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。 - Men will smarten up, men will become more stylish but will do it in a modern way.
男人们会变得漂亮起来，变得更有型――当然，这将以某种摩登的方式来实现。 - 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。 - Smarten oneself up a bit
把自己打扮得漂亮点儿 - Don't you want to smarten yourself up a bit before you meet your girlfriend?
见女朋友之前你难道不想把自己打扮打扮？ - 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。