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
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中文词源

smarten 使光鲜亮丽

smart,光鲜的，亮丽的，-en,使。

英语词源

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.

权威例句

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

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