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。