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。
使整洁;使漂亮
smartens — third person singular of smarten
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使整洁;使漂亮
to make someone or something look neater or more attractive; often used with 'up'
He smartened up before the job interview.
他在求职面试前把自己收拾得整洁利落。
常与 up 连用
使外表更漂亮;整修或打扮。
To make smarter in appearance; to refurbish or spruce up.
加快(步行等的)速度。
To increase the speed of (one's travel on foot, etc.).
用计算机技术增强。
To augment with computer technology.
smarten
Base
原形
smartens
3rd person
第三人称单数
smartening
-ing
现在分词
smartened
Past
过去式
smartened
Past participle
过去分词
She smartens up her notes after every class.
她每节课后都把笔记整理得井井有条。
He smartened up the kitchen before dinner.
晚饭前他把厨房收拾整洁了。
I am smartening up my resume for the job application.
我正在美化我的简历,准备用于求职申请。
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。
She smartened up the living room with fresh flowers.
她用鲜花把客厅收拾得整洁漂亮。
You should smarten yourself up for the job interview.
你应该为求职面试把自己打扮得精神利落。
The company smartened up its website to attract more customers.
公司把网站改得更加美观,以吸引更多客户。
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。
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。
Not this
I want to smarten my room.
Use this
I want to smarten up my room.
smarten 作及物动词表示“使整洁、使漂亮”时通常与副词 up 连用,宾语前不能省略 up;加上 up 才符合正确搭配。
Not this
He smarted up his office before the meeting.
Use this
He smartened up his office before the meeting.
表示“使整洁”的动词是 smarten(过去式 smartened),不是把形容词 smart 直接加 -ed;smarted 是 smart(刺痛)的过去式,意思不符。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
(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。
改进表现,端正行为
If you don't smarten up your act, you'll be fired.
你要是不打起精神好好干,就会被解雇。
把自己收拾利落
He smartened himself up before the job interview.
面试前他把自己收拾得整整齐齐。
Use smartens naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
smart(整洁漂亮)加-en表“使变得”,联想“smarten up”让人变精神、变整洁。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.