smarten
['smɑ:tn]
v.打扮, 使成现代风格,使漂亮, 使整洁, 使更敏捷
例句与用法:
Some fresh flowers should smarten up the room.
几枝鲜花会使房间漂亮起来。
You'll have to smarten (yourself) up a bit before going out.
你得打扮一下再出门。
Try to smarten the house up before the visitors arrive.
在客人来到之前要把房子整理一下。
词形变化:
动词过去式: smartened | 动词过去分词: smartened | 动词现在分词: smartening | 动词第三人称单数: smartens |
详细释义:
vt.
1. 使漂亮; 使整洁; 打扮[(+up)]
She smartened herself up for the concert.
她打扮停当去听音乐会。
2. 使更轻快; 使更敏捷
smarten one's pace
加快步伐
3. 加剧
4. 使更聪明(或精明)[(+up)]
vi.
1. 打扮; 修饰[(+up)]
2. 变得更轻快; 变得更敏捷
3. 变得更剧烈
The wind was smartening.
风越刮越大。
4. 变得更聪明(或精明)
短语词组:
smarten up
1. 变得漂亮潇洒
She has smartened up since I met her last.
自我上次见到她之后, 她变得漂亮了。