wise
[waɪz] adjective
IMPROVER approving
■having or showing the ability to make good judgments, based on a deep understanding and experience of life 明智的；英明的；聪明的•I think you made a wise choice.我认为你作了一个明智的选择。 •"I never drink more than three glasses of wine." "How wise."“我喝葡萄酒从未超过三杯。”“你真明智。” •Looking at the weather, I think we made a wise decision not to go to the coast this weekend.看看天气，我觉得我们决定本周末不去海滨是很明智的。 •I think it would be wiser to wait and see how much money you've got left before you make any decisions.我认为弄清楚自己还剩多少钱再作决定比较明智。 •I never used to save money but now I'm a little older and wiser I can see the sense in it.我以前从不存钱，可现在年纪大了些，也更明智了，于是就能看出其中的意义。 •Was it Thomas More who said that the wise man learns from the experience of others?是托马斯‧莫尔说过聪明人会吸取别人的经验教训吗？ wise to sth informal
■understanding a dishonest situation or way of doing something 学会钻空子；懂得奥妙•I used to be scrupulously honest then I got wise to the system.过去我非常诚实，可后来就学会钻这个系统的漏洞了。
[waɪz] adjective
be none the wiser
■to still be confused about something even after it has been explained to you （解释后）依然不明白•I've read the instructions twice and I'm still none the wiser.我已经读过两遍说明书，可还是不明白。
[waɪz] adjective
It's easy to be wise after the event. mainly UK saying
■used to mean that it is easy to understand what you could have done to prevent something bad from happening after it has happened 事后聪明很容易；放马后炮很容易•In retrospect, we should have insisted on checking his calculations, but it's easy to be wise after the event.回想起来，我们本该坚持检查他的计算结果，不过事后聪明倒是容易。
[waɪz] verb
Phrasal Verbs wise up mainly US informal
■to start to understand a situation or fact and believe what you hear about it, even if it is difficult or unpleasant 想通；看透；醒悟•Those who think this is a harmless recreational drug should wise up.那些认为这是一种无害休闲毒品的人应该醒醒了。 •It's about time employers wised up to the fact that staff who are happy work more efficiently.雇主们该看清这一点，即快乐的员工工作起来效率会更高。 |