Word · Frequency #3087
wises
/waɪz/
verb
变明智
wises is the third person singular of wise.
to become wise
- 1.
To become wise.
变得明智。
变得明智。；知道；教导；告诉；劝导
In use
After years of hardship, she finally wised and stopped making the same mistakes.
People who listen carefully tend to wise as they grow older.
He is wising quickly under the guidance of a good mentor.
Verb forms
base wise · third person wises · -ing wising · past wised · past participle wised
wise 作动词时意为“变得明智”，为规则动词。
Connections
Collocations
- wise up
- 明白过来；清醒起来
- The team finally wised up and changed their strategy.团队终于明白过来，改变了策略。
- wise up to
- 意识到；看清（真相或危险）
- Drivers are slowly wising up to the dangers of texting while driving.司机们正逐渐意识到开车时发短信的危险。
Idioms & figurative uses
- wise up
- 醒悟；意识到（真相）You need to wise up and stop believing his excuses.你需要醒悟过来，别再相信他的借口了。
- be wise to
- 对……有所察觉；识破She's wise to their tricks now.她现在识破了他们的把戏。
- put someone wise
- 使某人明白；告诉某人（内情）Let me put you wise to how this place works.让我来告诉你这个地方是怎么运作的。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：形容词 wise（明智的）变成动词，如短语 wise up（变聪明、醒悟）；记住 w-i-s-e 拼写，像 wisdom 的种子发芽，变得更明智。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学/书面表达、日常口语 wise 作动词较少单独使用；比较常见于短语 wise up，多用于非正式口语，表示“明白过来、变明智”。单独使用时则可能出现在较书面或文学性的表达中，因此正式与非正式需根据具体搭配判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
rise、size、prize、advise 与 wise 押韵，均读 /aɪz/。注意 promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ 和 precise /prɪˈsaɪs/ 拼写相似但读音不同，结尾分别读 /ɪs/ 和 /aɪs/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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