Word · Frequency #21827
smartening
使整洁;使漂亮
smartening is the present participle of smarten.
to make someone or something look neater or more attractive; often used with 'up'
常与 up 连用
- 1.
To make smarter in appearance; to refurbish or spruce up.
使外表更漂亮;整修或打扮。
- 2.
To increase the speed of (one's travel on foot, etc.).
加快(步行等的)速度。
- 3.
To augment with computer technology.
用计算机技术增强。
使外表更漂亮;整修或打扮。;加快(步行等的)速度。;用计算机技术增强。;使潇洒;使整洁
In use
She smartened up the living room with fresh flowers.
You should smarten yourself up for the job interview.
The company smartened up its website to attract more customers.
smarten up
不及物用法,常与 up 连用,表示外表或举止变得整洁、体面。
He smartened up before the job interview.
他在求职面试前把自己收拾得整洁利落。
smarten something up
及物用法,宾语若是代词须放在 smarten 与 up 之间,如 smarten it up。
We smartened the living room up with new curtains.
我们换了新窗帘,把客厅收拾得更好看了。
Verb forms
base smarten · third person smartens · -ing smartening · past smartened · past participle smartened
常用于 smarten up,表示“使整洁/使潇洒”;既可作及物动词,也可作不及物动词。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- smarten up
- 打扮整洁;变漂亮
- You need to smarten up for the interview.你需要为面试打扮整洁。
- smarten up a room
- 把房间收拾漂亮
- A few flowers will smarten up the room.几朵花就能让房间漂亮起来。
- smarten yourself up
- 把自己打扮整齐
- She smartened herself up before going out.她出门前把自己打扮整齐了。
- smarten up your look
- 让你的外表更利落
- A new blazer will smarten up your look.一件新西装外套能让你的外表更利落。
Idioms & figurative uses
- smarten up
- (使)变得整洁漂亮;打起精神You should smarten up for the wedding.你应该为婚礼打扮得精神点儿。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
smart(整洁漂亮)加-en表“使变得”,联想“smarten up”让人变精神、变整洁。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:everyday speech with 'up'、formal/written descriptions、personal appearance or renovation topics smarten 通常与 up 连用(smarten up),表示让某人或某物变得整洁、漂亮;这个搭配在日常口语和一般书面语中都较常见。单独使用 smarten 时语气较正式、偏书面,多用于描述外观或场所的改观。实际选择时可根据搭配和场合调整语气。
Pronunciation & Spelling
英式发音中,hearten /ˈhɑːtn/、carton /ˈkɑːtn/ 和 spartan /ˈspɑːtn/ 与 smarten 押韵(都有 /ɑːtn/)。garden /ˈɡɑːdn/ 很接近,但结尾是 /dn/ 而非 /tn/。brighten /ˈbraɪtn/ 和 fatten /ˈfætn/ 也以 -en 拼写并读 /tn/,但元音不同,因此不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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