| 释义 |
wise¹ /waɪz/ a. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I a.
1. 英明的；明断的；明智的
a wise ruler 英明的统治者
a wise judge 明断的法官
a wise choice (decision) 明智的选择(决定)
You were wise to give up smoking. 你戒了烟，这是明智的。
2. 聪明的；有智慧的
wise men (cats) 聪明的人(猫)
a wise saying 箴言
3. 了解的；知情的；消息灵通的
be wise in the ways of computers 对计算机的习性很熟悉
reply with a wise shake of the head 会意地一摇头回答说
You're wise, so why not give us the low-down? 你消息灵通，给大伙儿透透内情怎么样?
4. 有学问的，博学的
be wise in law 精通法律
Confucius was one of the wisest teachers of all time. 孔子是有史以来最有学问的先师之一。
5. 精明的；狡猾的
a wise plan 妙计
6. 〈美俚〉骄横的；傲慢的；放肆的
7. 〈古〉懂妖术的；有魔力的；通神的
II 〈美俚〉
❶ vt.
教导，点拨；使知道，使了解 (up)
You'd better wise that young man up, he's helpless! 你还是点拨点拨那年轻人吧，看他都束手无策了!
They were too young to be (或 get) wised up to that kind of thing. 他们还太年轻，不可能懂得那种事情。
❷ vi.
知道；了解 (up)
I had fully wised up to their game. 我已完全识破他们的鬼把戏。
[< OE wīs; 与 OHG wīs, OE witan to know 有关] phr. crack wise 见 crack
get wise 〈美俚〉
1. 发觉；明白
They tried to burn the evidence before the cop got wise (to it). 他们想乘警察还没发觉之前把证据烧毁。
I hope you'll get wise and learn to keep your mouth shut. 希望你学乖些，别声张。
If you don't get wise with yourself they'll fire you. 要是你不放聪明些，他们会解雇你的。
2. 变得傲慢无礼；放肆(with)
Don't get wise with me, young man! 别跟我放肆，年轻人!
none the (或 not much, no) wiser 仍不明白，仍然不懂
They appeared none the wiser for your detailed account. 尽管你说得这样详细，看来他们仍然不明白。
put sb. wise (to) 〈美俚〉使某人了解(…)；使某人知道(…)
He put me wise about official life abroad. 他让我了解了一些国外的官场生活。
Someone put the police wise to the plan of the bank robbers. 有人向警方告发了银行抢劫犯们的计划。
wise after the event 见 event
without anyone's being the wiser 在没人发觉的情况下，谁都没察觉 |