| 单词 | wise |
| 释义 | wise (waɪz ) Word forms: wises , wising , wised , wiser , wisest 1. adjective B2 A wise person is able to use their experience and knowledge in order to make sensible decisions and judgments. She has the air of a wise woman. You're a wise old man: tell me what to do. Synonyms: sage, knowing, understanding, aware wisely adverb [ADVERB with verb] The three of us stood around the machine nodding wisely. 2. adjective B2 A wise action or decision is sensible. It's never wise to withhold evidence. She had made a very wise decision. It is wise to seek help and counsel as soon as possible. Synonyms: sensible, sound, politic, informed wisely adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] They've invested their money wisely. Our man had wisely decided to be picked up at the farm. 3. it would be wise to phrase [PHRASE to-infinitive] B2 If someone says to you that it would be wise to do something, they are advising you to do it, because it is the most sensible and reasonable action or decision in a particular situation. It would be wise to get his eyes checked to ensure there is no problem. 4. get wise to sth phrase If you get wise to something, you find out about it, especially when someone has been trying to keep it secret. [informal] Dealers have already got wise to the trend and increased their prices accordingly. 5. none the wiser/any the wiser phrase [verb-link PHRASE] If you say that someone is none the wiser after an event or an explanation, or that nobody is any the wiser after it, you mean that they have failed to understand it, or are not fully aware of what happened. He'd published four volumes of work on the subject but having talked to him, I was none the wiser. We could have stolen the original from the warehouse without you being any the wiser. Phrasal verbs: wise up phrasal verb If someone wises up to a situation or state of affairs, they become aware of it and take appropriate action. [informal] Some insurers have wised up to the fact that their clients were getting very cheap insurance. [VERB PARTICLE + to] It's time to wise up and tell those around you that enough is enough. [VERB PARTICLE] -wise (-waɪz ) 1. combining form -wise is added to nouns to form adverbs indicating that something is the case when considering the particular thing mentioned. Career-wise, this illness couldn't have come at a worse time. It was a much better day weather-wise. Because the work was voluntary it was flexible, time-wise. 2. combining form [ADVERB after verb] -wise is added to nouns to form adverbs indicating that someone behaves in the same way as the person or thing that is mentioned. We were housed student-wise in dormitory rooms. Kenny, struggling with too many chairs, moved crabwise towards the door. Quotations: The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forgetThe Second Sin It's a wise child that knows its own father A word to the wise is enough It is easy to be wise after the event Collocations: wise leadership It takes time for wise leadership to emerge. Times, Sunday Times It cannot be wise leadership to fail to anticipate human greed and its effects when left to its own devices. Times, Sunday Times Plenty of organizational success takes place because of wise leadership moves. Christianity Today Of course, there will be chancers who seek to take advantage of this crisis but, on the whole, and with wise leadership from the centre, we will get through this. Times,Sunday Times A wise leadership candidate would acknowledge that. The Sun Wise words - but so much harder for those of us who are permanently scarred by the bitter memories. The Sun You find the wise words that could get stubborn people talking again. The Sun You have the wise words that help a family to forget feuds. The Sun At home, wise words sort out family finances - and soothe hurt feelings. The Sun You find the wise words to help a relative let the bitterness go and feel part of the family again. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 英明的 Japanese: 賢い |
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