| 单词 | smarten |
| 释义 | smarten /smahr"tn/, v.t. 1. to make more trim or spruce; improve in appearance (usually fol. by up): Try to smarten up your outfit. 2. to make brisker, as a pace. 3. to sharpen the judgment or broaden the experience of; educate (usually fol. by up): Someone has to smarten him up about dealing with people. 4. smarten up, a. to groom oneself: to smarten up before dinner. b. to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them: If you don't smarten up, you're going to be out of a job. [1805-15; SMART + -EN1] |
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