wise up

英 [waɪz ʌp]

美 [waɪz ʌp]

意识到; 觉察到; 开始对…采取适当行动

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 意识到;觉察到;开始对…采取适当行动
  If someonewises upto a situation or state of affairs, they become aware of it and take appropriate action.
  1. Some insurers have wised up to the fact that their clients were getting very cheap insurance...
     一些保险公司已经意识到其客户所得到的保险金非常少。
  2. It's time to wise up and tell those around you that enough is enough.
     现在该觉醒了，告诉你周围的人要适可而止。

英英释义

verb

• get wise to
  1. They wised up to it
• cause someone to become aware of something

双语例句

• You had better wise up, tell me where the money is.
  你最好放聪明一点，告诉我钱放在哪里。
• You'd better wise that young man up, he's helpeless!
  你最好让那个年轻人的头脑放清醒一点，他没治了！
• When are they going to wise up to the fact that people aren't interested?
  他们要到什么时候才能明白没人感兴趣呢？
• C.It was not wise for Andrew to give up his job.
  安德鲁放弃那份工作是不明智的。
• Some insurers have wised up to the fact that their clients were getting very cheap insurance
  一些保险公司已经意识到其客户所得到的保险金非常少。
• We citizens need to wise up and "alter or abolish" our federal government by any means necessary.
  我们公民需要明智起来采取任何必要的措施“改变或废除”我们的联邦政府。
• Everyone approved of this proposal, but an old wise mouse got up and said," That is all very well, but who will tie the bell to the cat?"
  每个老鼠都同意这个建议，但是一只上了年纪的老鼠站起来说：“那谁去给猫戴上铃当呢？”
• Thus, he becomes wise up.
  于是，他变得聪明起来。
• In this cold wind, you'd be wise to bundle up well. Sit by the radiator and get warm.
  在这种寒风中，你最好穿得暖暖和和的。坐在暖气旁边，暖和暖和。
• It didn't take him long to wise up t what was going on there.
  没有多久，他就看清了那儿到底在搞些什么名堂。