| 释义 |
smarten up
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | smarten up - make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"slick up, spiff up, spruce, spruce up, titivate, tittivatebeautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautiful | | 2. | smarten up - dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party"slick up, spruce, spruce upneaten, groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed" |
smarten up
smarten up1. To become improved in appearance, style, or attractiveness. This isn't a casual party, so you should really try to smarten up with a suit or something. He's really smartened up since moving in with his girlfriend.2. To make someone or something improve in appearance, style, or attractiveness. A nice, high-quality button-down shirt will go a long way towards smartening you up. We've hired an interior decorator to smarten up the store.3. To become smarter, wiser, more alert, or more sophisticated. I knew I would have to sharpen up when I moved to the big city—people would be more than happy to take advantage of a country bumpkin like me. You need to sharpen up and stop acting like such a fool. I'm taking some evening courses to try to smarten up a bit.4. To make someone or something become smarter, wiser, more alert, or more sophisticated. I need to smarten up my little brother now that he's living on his own, because he's never had to do a thing for himself his whole life. I tell you, moving to a new country and navigating the legal intricacies of immigration smartened me up really quick.See also: upsmarten upto get smarter; to become more alert and knowing. You had better smarten up if you want to survive around here. I knew he would smarten up sooner or later.See also: upsmarten upv.1. To improve someone or something in appearance or stylishness: You can smarten up a dull sweater with a fashionable pin. The designer took my original idea for the greeting card and smartened it up.2. To improve someone's appearance or stylishness: I think this colorful new hat will smarten you up! Please try to smarten yourself up before we get to the party.3. To improve in appearance or stylishness: I had to smarten up when I moved to the city, so I bought a new suit.4. To make someone more aware, informed, or sophisticated: I had to smarten up my young cousins about money management. The experiences they had when buying their first home smartened them up.5. To become more aware, informed, or sophisticated: We smartened up after we had been scammed by the salesperson, and never went back to that store again.See also: upsmarten up
Synonyms for smarten upverb make neat, smart, or trimSynonyms- slick up
- spiff up
- spruce
- spruce up
- titivate
- tittivate
Related Words- beautify
- fancify
- prettify
- embellish
verb dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasionSynonymsRelated Words |