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smarten

/smahr-tn/US // ˈsmɑr tn //UK // (ˈsmɑːtən) //

聪明,智能化,精明,聪明人

Related Words

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make more trim or spruce; improve in appearance: Try to smarten up your outfit.
    • : to make brisker, as a pace.
    • : to sharpen the judgment or broaden the experience of; educate: Someone has to smarten him up about dealing with people.
  1. 1
    • : smarten up, to groom oneself: to smarten up before dinner.to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them: If you don't smarten up, you're going to be out of a job.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
adjust调整,调整调整,调剂,调整调整调整amend修订,修改,修正,修正了correct正确的,正确,纠正,更正debug调试,排错,排除故障,排查do up做好,搞定,补习,补课doctor医生,医师,博士,大夫emend修订,修改,补上,加大face-lift拉皮,拉皮条,拉面,拉皮筋fiddle with摆弄,拨弄,摆弄一下,搬弄是非fix up整理,修整,修理,修理好overhaul大修,翻修,全面检查,彻底检修patch补丁,打补丁,修补,补缀put to rights拨乱反正,摆平,摆正位置,矫正rebuild重建,改建,改造,翻修recondition修整,修理,修复,修缮reconstruct重构,重建,重修,重造regulate监管,调节,规章制度,规章restore恢复,修复,恢复重建,恢复原状态retread翻新,翻新的,检索,翻新机revamp修补,重修,翻新,修改revise修改,修订,审校,审阅see to见于,见至,见给,请看sort分类,种类,排序,分级spruce云杉,云杉树,云杉木,杉木tune up调整,调校,调理,调校工作

Examples

  • This cheap, tiny plug is a simple way to smarten up an old gadget.

  • These tiny devices offer a cheap, simple way to smarten up any gadget without connectivity.

  • I always shave myself on rest days—it is pleasant to feel clean, even when there is no one to smarten oneself up for.

  • The next day we had to smarten up and get ready for the Brigadier-General, who was going to inspect us.

  • It tends to smarten a man, and officers are not slow to pick out the careful from the slovenly soldier.

  • An' I take it that the bar'l has an influence: some bar'ls kind of wilt cider and some smarten it up, and keep it hearty.

  • Tumble up at once, an' git a lively move on, or I'll be down an' smarten ye up!'

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