●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]