英语词组smartening them up是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

smarten up

1. To become improved in appearance, style, or attractiveness. This isn't a casual party, so you should really try to smarten up with a suit or something. He's really smartened up since moving in with his girlfriend.

2. To make someone or something improve in appearance, style, or attractiveness. A nice, high-quality button-down shirt will go a long way towards smartening you up. We've hired an interior decorator to smarten up the store.

3. To become smarter, wiser, more alert, or more sophisticated. I knew I would have to sharpen up when I moved to the big city—people would be more than happy to take advantage of a country bumpkin like me. You need to sharpen up and stop acting like such a fool. I'm taking some evening courses to try to smarten up a bit.

4. To make someone or something become smarter, wiser, more alert, or more sophisticated. I need to smarten up my little brother now that he's living on his own, because he's never had to do a thing for himself his whole life. I tell you, moving to a new country and navigating the legal intricacies of immigration smartened me up really quick.

smarten up

to get smarter; to become more alert and knowing. You had better smarten up if you want to survive around here. I knew he would smarten up sooner or later.

smarten up

1. To improve someone or something in appearance or stylishness: You can smarten up a dull sweater with a fashionable pin. The designer took my original idea for the greeting card and smartened it up.

2. To improve someone's appearance or stylishness: I think this colorful new hat will smarten you up! Please try to smarten yourself up before we get to the party.

3. To improve in appearance or stylishness: I had to smarten up when I moved to the city, so I bought a new suit.

4. To make someone more aware, informed, or sophisticated: I had to smarten up my young cousins about money management. The experiences they had when buying their first home smartened them up.

5. To become more aware, informed, or sophisticated: We smartened up after we had been scammed by the salesperson, and never went back to that store again.

词组	smartening them up
释义	(redirected from smartening them up) smarten up 1. To become improved in appearance, style, or attractiveness. This isn't a casual party, so you should really try to smarten up with a suit or something. He's really smartened up since moving in with his girlfriend. 2. To make someone or something improve in appearance, style, or attractiveness. A nice, high-quality button-down shirt will go a long way towards smartening you up. We've hired an interior decorator to smarten up the store. 3. To become smarter, wiser, more alert, or more sophisticated. I knew I would have to sharpen up when I moved to the big city—people would be more than happy to take advantage of a country bumpkin like me. You need to sharpen up and stop acting like such a fool. I'm taking some evening courses to try to smarten up a bit. 4. To make someone or something become smarter, wiser, more alert, or more sophisticated. I need to smarten up my little brother now that he's living on his own, because he's never had to do a thing for himself his whole life. I tell you, moving to a new country and navigating the legal intricacies of immigration smartened me up really quick. smarten up to get smarter; to become more alert and knowing. You had better smarten up if you want to survive around here. I knew he would smarten up sooner or later. smarten up v. 1. To improve someone or something in appearance or stylishness: You can smarten up a dull sweater with a fashionable pin. The designer took my original idea for the greeting card and smartened it up. 2. To improve someone's appearance or stylishness: I think this colorful new hat will smarten you up! Please try to smarten yourself up before we get to the party. 3. To improve in appearance or stylishness: I had to smarten up when I moved to the city, so I bought a new suit. 4. To make someone more aware, informed, or sophisticated: I had to smarten up my young cousins about money management. The experiences they had when buying their first home smartened them up. 5. To become more aware, informed, or sophisticated: We smartened up after we had been scammed by the salesperson, and never went back to that store again.
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