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

• 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
• 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。
• When are you gonna wise up and turn her loose?
  你什么时候才能变聪明点饶过她？
• 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 didn't take him long to wise up t what was going on there.
  没有多久，他就看清了那儿到底在搞些什么名堂。
• 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！
• Life demands that he wise up!
  生活要求它必须聪明起来。
• 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。
• 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。