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。 - 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。 - 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。 - One of the most blessed side-effects of recession is that we all smarten up. A sober suit is not only the right thing to wear the day you get axed but also the right thing to wear every other working day, too.
经济衰退最可喜的副作用之一,就是我们都打扮得更精神了。不光被解雇的那天要穿得体的西服,平时上班也应如此。 - 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。 - Smarten oneself up a bit
把自己打扮得漂亮点儿 - The hat and sunglasses give off that'A-list'whiff, while her Alexander McQueen scarf, zingy Chanel bag and boots smarten up her black jeans.
帽子和太阳镜散发出一流名品的气息,亚历山大-麦昆头巾、极漂亮的香奈尔手袋、靴子为她的黑色牛仔裤增色不少。 - Don't you want to smarten yourself up a bit before you meet your girlfriend?
见女朋友之前你难道不想把自己打扮打扮? - 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。 - A monochrome animal print dress with a clean shape and smooth lines looks striking and stylish, while a slinky leopard print top will smarten up a pair of jeans without being overpowering.
一件具有明朗轮廓以及柔顺线条的单色动物图案连衣裙,可以让你看起来非常时髦并且光彩夺目;而一件线条优美的豹纹上衣会给你的牛仔裤增添一份靓丽,同时也不会显得太过张扬。