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

• In the financial sector this is wise, up to a point.
  在一定程度上，这种做法对金融业而言是明智的。
• Thus, he becomes wise up.
  于是，他变得聪明起来。
• 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。
• 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。
• When are you going to wise up?
  什么时候你才能变得明理一些？
• 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。
• When are you gonna wise up and turn her loose?
  你什么时候才能变聪明点饶过她？
• C.It was not wise for Andrew to give up his job.
  安德鲁放弃那份工作是不明智的。
• You'd better wise that young man up, he's helpeless!
  你最好让那个年轻人的头脑放清醒一点，他没治了！
• 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。