wise
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ A wise person is able to use their experience and knowledge in order to make sensible decisions and judgments. 有智慧的
She has the air of a wise woman. 她有才女的氣質(zhì)。
2. wiselyADV 英明地[ADV with v]
The three of us stood around the machine nodding wisely. 我們3個(gè)人站在機(jī)器周?chē)?，明白地點(diǎn)點(diǎn)頭。
3. ADJ A wise action or decision is sensible. (行動(dòng)或決定) 明智的
It's never wise to withhold evidence. 隱瞞證據(jù)絕不明智。
She had made a very wise decision. 她作出了一個(gè)非常明智的決定。
4. wiselyADV 明智地
They've invested their money wisely. 他們明智地把錢(qián)做了投資。
5. N way, manner, fashion, or respect (esp in the phrases any wise, in no wise) 情況[archaic]
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wise /wa?z/ (wiser,wisest)
劍橋詞典
- B2 approving
- The painting depicts the three wise men kneeling in adoration of the baby Jesus .
- You'd be wise to take a detour to avoid the roadworks .
- I didn't think it wise to proffer an opinion .
- I should have listened to my father's wise counsel , and saved some money instead of spending it all.
- You'd be wise to keep quiet .
having or showing the ability to make good judgments , based on a deep understanding and experience of life
明智的；英明的；聰明的
I think you made a wise choice . 我認(rèn)為你作了一個(gè)明智的選擇。
"I never drink more than three glasses of wine ." "How wise." “我喝葡萄酒從未超過(guò)3杯。”“你真明智。”
Looking at the weather , I think we made a wise decision not to go to the coast this weekend . 看看天氣，我覺(jué)得我們決定這周末不去海邊是很明智的。
I think it would be wiser to wait and see how much money you have left before you make any decisions . 我認(rèn)為弄清楚自己還剩多少錢(qián)再作決定要明智一些。
I never used to save money but now I'm a little older and wiser I can see the point of it. 我以前從不存錢(qián)，可現(xiàn)在年紀(jì)大了些，也更明智了，于是就能看出其中的意義。
Was it Thomas More who said that the wise man learns from the experience of others ? 是托馬斯?莫爾說(shuō)過(guò)聰明人會(huì)吸取別人的經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)嗎？
?wise to sth informal
understanding a dishonest situation or way of doing something
意識(shí)到，覺(jué)察（令人不愉快的實(shí)情）
People are getting wise to the tricks politicians use in campaign advertisements . 人們逐漸意識(shí)到政客們?cè)诟?jìng)選宣傳中使用的把戲。
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