smarten up

英 [ˈsmɑːtn ʌp]

美 [ˈsmɑːrtn ʌp]

修饰; 打扮; 装修

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 修饰;打扮;装修
  If yousmarten yourselfor a placeup, you make yourself or the place look neater and tidier.
  1. ...a 10-year programme to smarten up the London Underground...
     旨在让伦敦地铁旧貌换新颜的 10 年规划
  2. She had wisely smartened herself up.
     她很聪明地把自己修饰打扮了一番。
  3. ...a medical student who refused to smarten up.
     拒绝打扮的医科学生

英英释义

verb

• dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
  1. He spruced up for the party
  Synonym:spruce upspruceslick up
• make neat, smart, or trim
  1. Spruce up your house for Spring
  2. titivate the child
  Synonym:spruce upsprucetitivatetittivateslick upspiff up

双语例句

• I'll just smarten up a bit, then we can go.
  我先打扮一下，然后我们就可以走了。
• Some new paint will smarten up the house. In front of the stove stood an oil lamp, it slight flickering like that of a fire-fly.
  刷点新油漆，房子就会漂亮起来。一盏油灯点在灶前，萤火那么的光亮。
• One of the most blessed side-effects of recession is that we all smarten up. A sober suit is not only the right thing to wear the day you get axed but also the right thing to wear every other working day, too.
  经济衰退最可喜的副作用之一，就是我们都打扮得更精神了。不光被解雇的那天要穿得体的西服，平时上班也应如此。
• From inauguration day, when he wore a black Prada suit, to his preference for Tod's shoes and the best of London's men's wear, he's begun to smarten up France.
  从他穿着普拉达（Prada）黑色西装就职的那天，到他对Tod's鞋和最佳伦敦男装的偏好，他已经开始让法国靓起来了。
• That boy has begun to smarten up recently, ever since we complained about his work.
  自从我们批评了那男孩的工作以来，他干活开始卖力了。
• How to smarten up: go for water-rich veggies, such as zucchini and spinach, and highfiber fruit, such as apples and berries.
  如何改进：选择富含水分的蔬菜，比如西葫芦和菠菜，以及高纤维素水果，比如苹果和浆果。
• Smarten oneself up a bit
  把自己打扮得漂亮点儿
• Look, amigo, if you're gonna make it in here, you better smarten up.
  听着，朋友，如果你想活下去，就要振作起来。
• How to smarten up: Even the most intense cardio cannot erase the effects of a weekend chowfest, but it does benefit your health by increasing energy and lowering risk for heart disease.
  如何改进：即使最剧烈的有氧运动也不能消除周末暴饮暴食所造成的后果，但它对健康有益，可以增强体能降低得心脏病的几率。
• Dressing up does not fill an empty noddle He needed a wife to smarten him up and give him ambition.
  他需要有个妻子把他整整齐齐地打扮起来，并使他充满理想和抱负。