"to make smart, to spruce up, to improve appearance," 1786, from smart (adj.) in its sense of "spruce, trim" + -en (1). Related: Smartened; smartening.
双语例句
1. She did her best to smarten her husband up.
她尽最大努力把丈夫打扮得更英俊.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. You need to smarten ( yourself ) up before you go out.
你应该打扮一下再出去.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. You'll have to smarten up if you want to pass those exams.
你要是想通过考试,思维就必须更加敏捷.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. He needed a wife to smarten him up and give him ambition.
他需要有个妻子把他整整齐齐地打扮起来,并使他充满理想和抱负.
来自辞典例句
5. Try to smarten the house up before the visitors arrive.
