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smarten up

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

振作起来,聪明点,振作起来吧,改过自新

Related Words

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revamp修补,重修,翻新,修改revise修改,修订,审校,审阅sort分类,种类,排序,分级spruce云杉,云杉树,云杉木,杉木

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

as instraighten
Synonyms
rectify整顿,矫治,纠正,矫枉过正uncoil松开,开卷,解开卷轴,解开align统一,统一口径,统一标准,瞄准arrange安排,安排好,排列,摆放compose构成,组成,构成了,撰写correct正确的,正确,纠正,更正even甚至,甚至于,即使是这样,即使是这样的level水平,级别,层次,层面neaten整洁,整理,整顿,整齐order秩序,订单,顺序,命令tidy整洁,整洁的,整齐的,整齐unbend松开,松动,解开,松开手uncurl卷曲,卷起,蜷缩,卷起袖子unfold展开,展现,摊开,展现了unravel解开,瓦解,破解,解读unsnarl沉默寡言,沉默不语,沉默寡言的人,沉默的人untwist解捻,松开,解开,解除缠绕make plumb弄好,弄好了,使铅铅make straight饬令,矫枉过正,矫正,矫治put in order整理好put perpendicular垂直放置,垂直放,垂直于,垂直put straight摆正位置,摆正,摆正态度,摆正心态put to rights拨乱反正,摆平,摆正位置,矫正put upright端端正正,端正,端端正正地摆放好,端端正正地摆放着put vertical垂直放置,垂直放,垂直放进,垂直放好set to rights设置为权利,设定为权利,设为权利,设为有权spruce up修整,修饰,修缮,修整一下
as indoll up
Synonyms
deck out装修,装修完毕,摆设,摆放fix up整理,修整,修理,修理好gussy up梳妆打扮,梳洗打扮,修饰,打扮preen矫枉过正,矫治,矫饰primp底漆,初始化,底层,初步put on best clothes穿上最好的衣服,换上最好的衣服,穿上最好的服装,穿上最好的衣裳spiff穗花,穗花牌spruce up修整,修饰,修缮,修整一下
as infurbish
Synonyms
brighten亮化,亮光,亮丽,亮亮buff缓冲区,缓冲,缓冲器,缓冲剂burnish抛光,擦拭,擦亮,抛光处理clean清洁,洁净,清洁的,洁净的glaze釉面,釉料,釉里红,釉面处理gloss光泽度,光亮度,词汇量,词汇improve改善,改进,完善,提高recondition修整,修理,修复,修缮refurbish翻新,翻修,整修,翻新的rehabilitate恢复,恢复名誉,修复,改造renew更新,延长,革新,翻新restore恢复,修复,恢复重建,恢复原状态rub擦,摩擦,擦擦,擦伤shine发光,闪闪发光,闪耀,闪闪发亮deck out装修,装修完毕,摆设,摆放fix up整理,修整,修理,修理好gussy up梳妆打扮,梳洗打扮,修饰,打扮spruce up修整,修饰,修缮,修整一下
as ingroom
Synonyms
comb梳理,梳子,梳理一下,梳头educate教育,教育的,教育孩子,教育孩子们prim底漆,底层,骁将,初步tend倾向,倾向于,倾向性,趋向brush刷子,刷,刷牙,刷涂clean清洁,洁净,清洁的,洁净的coach教练,辅导员,教练员,辅导老师curry咖哩,咖喱,咖喱味,夤缘dress衣服,礼服,穿着,穿衣drill训练,训练演练,训练演习nurture抚育,培养,培育,养育preen矫枉过正,矫治,矫饰prep预备,预先准备,准备,预备工作prime首要的,首要,首选,首要任务primp底漆,初始化,底层,初步ready准备好了,准备就绪,准备,准备好refine完善,炼化,细化,炼制refresh刷新,刷新纪录,刷刷新,刷新了sleek光滑的,光洁的,光光的,光光溜溜的tidy整洁,整洁的,整齐的,整齐train训练,培训,培养,培训课程lick into shape舔食成形,舔食成型,舔食形状,舔食成形make attractive使之具有吸引力,使之有吸引力,使之成为有吸引力的make presentable装点门面,打扮一下pretty up漂漂亮亮的,漂漂亮亮,靓丽,靓丽起来put through grind研磨,磨碎,碾压,碾磨put through mill碾压,轧制,碾磨rub down擦拭,擦身而过,擦身,擦拭干净shape up振作起来,塑身,振作精神,振作起来吧slick up滑溜溜的,滑腻的,油滑的,滑溜溜spiff up修饰,修整,打扮,装修spruce up修整,修饰,修缮,修整一下turn out转出,翻出,转出的,转出的时候

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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