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

• 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。
• When are they going to wise up to the fact that people aren't interested?
  他们要到什么时候才能明白没人感兴趣呢？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• Therefore, architects should wise up the relations and pursue the right innovative direction in choosing the object.
  使建筑师在纷繁复杂的客体选择过程中，能够理清各种关系，追寻正确的创新方向。
• Everyone approved of this proposal, but an old wise mouse got up and said," That is all very well, but who will tie the bell to the cat?"
  每个老鼠都同意这个建议，但是一只上了年纪的老鼠站起来说：“那谁去给猫戴上铃当呢？”
• 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。
• Thus, he becomes wise up.
  于是，他变得聪明起来。