wise up

英 [waɪz ʌp]

美 [waɪz ʌp]

意识到; 觉察到; 开始对…采取适当行动

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 意识到;觉察到;开始对…采取适当行动
  If someonewises upto a situation or state of affairs, they become aware of it and take appropriate action.
  1. Some insurers have wised up to the fact that their clients were getting very cheap insurance...
     一些保险公司已经意识到其客户所得到的保险金非常少。
  2. It's time to wise up and tell those around you that enough is enough.
     现在该觉醒了，告诉你周围的人要适可而止。

英英释义

verb

• get wise to
  1. They wised up to it
• cause someone to become aware of something

双语例句

• Thus, he becomes wise up.
  于是，他变得聪明起来。
• You can wise up on details by reading the newspaper.
  看报纸你就知道详情了。
• The later part of a wise man's life is taken up in curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions he had contracted in the former.& Jonathan Swift
  一个明智的后半生，是用于矫正在前半生所习染的愚蠢、偏见及谬误的见解。&斯威夫特
• When are you gonna wise up and turn her loose?
  你什么时候才能变聪明点饶过她？
• We citizens need to wise up and "alter or abolish" our federal government by any means necessary.
  我们公民需要明智起来采取任何必要的措施“改变或废除”我们的联邦政府。
• You had better wise up, tell me where the money is.
  你最好放聪明一点，告诉我钱放在哪里。
• He will in no wise give up any chances to get a better job.
  他不会放弃任何机会以获得一份好工作。
• It would be wise to give up now and try again later.
  最好是现在暂且放弃，以后再试。
• If he gets wise to what you are up to, he is sure to be angry.
  假使他知道了你想干什么“一定”“会”生气的。
• It is wise to warm up before an athletic event.
  体育赛事之前做热身运动是明智的。