"wise up" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 醒悟过来
• 聪明起来

Definition

变得更加清醒、现实或明智地看待事情，通常是在此前较天真或不够警觉之后。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于口语表达，多用于提醒别人不要再天真。常见说法有“你该醒醒了”。不适合正式场合。

Examples

You need to wise up and stop trusting everyone.

你需要**醒悟过来**，别再相信所有人了。

It took me a while to wise up about his lies.

我花了一段时间才**醒悟过来**他在说谎。

She finally wised up and started saving money.

她终于**醒悟过来**，开始存钱了。

Come on, wise up—not everyone is your friend.

拜托，**醒悟过来**吧，并不是每个人都是你的朋友。

He should wise up before it’s too late.

他应该早点**醒悟过来**，别等太晚。

You’d better wise up if you want to survive in this business.

如果你想在这个行业生存下去，最好**聪明起来**。