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.- ...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 - She had wisely smartened herself up.
她很聪明地把自己修饰打扮了一番。 - ...a medical student who refused to smarten up.
拒绝打扮的医科学生
- ...a 10-year programme to smarten up the London Underground...
英英释义
verb
- dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
- He spruced up for the party
- make neat, smart, or trim
- Spruce up your house for Spring
- titivate the child
双语例句
- Men will smarten up, men will become more stylish but will do it in a modern way.
男人们会变得漂亮起来，变得更有型――当然，这将以某种摩登的方式来实现。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - He said that he wore the outfit because he had been instructed to smarten up instead of wearing his usual gym shorts for the school picture.
他说他之所以穿这套衣服拍照，是因为学校要求他穿漂亮一点的衣服去拍照，而不要穿那些难看的运动短裤。 - People who tell you to "smarten up or you'll never get a job" drive me round the bend.
我最讨厌那些对你说“打扮整洁点，否则你永远找不到工作”的人。 - 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。 - Smarten oneself up a bit
把自己打扮得漂亮点儿