smarten /BrEˈsmɑːtn; NAmEˈsmɑːrtn/ ► SEE ALLsmarten upsmarten sb/sth up ●ˌsmarten ˈup1. ( ˌsmarten yourself ˈup) to make yourself neater, tidier, or more attractive打扮；收拾整洁◆You need to smarten (yourself) up before you go out. 你应该修饰一下再出去。SYNspruce yourself up2. (especially NAmE) to become more clever and aware of things变得清醒；变得精明◆You’ll have to smarten up if you want to pass those exams. 你要是想通过那些考试，脑子必须转得更快一些。[v + adv]1also[v + pron + adv]●ˈsmarten sb/sth ˈup (especially BrE) to make a person or a place neater, tidier or more attractive使（人或地方）整洁起来；使光彩夺目◆The hotel has been smartened up by the new owners. 新业主把旅馆修葺一新。◆She did her best to smarten her husband up. 她竭尽全力把丈夫打扮得英俊潇洒。SYNspruce sb/sth up[v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv]