"switched on" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 开着
• 机灵（人）

Definition

字面意思是“开着”，表示某物已开启或工作。非正式用法中，指某人很机灵、敏锐或反应快。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

用于机器（字面：开着）和人（比喻：机灵、聪明），英式英语中更常见。美式英语常用'on the ball'或'sharp'。注意根据语境判断是字面还是比喻。

Examples

The lights are switched on in the room.

房间里的灯都**开着**。

Make sure the oven is switched on before you put in the cake.

在放蛋糕前，先确认烤箱**开着**。

He’s really switched on and always knows what’s going on.

他非常**机灵**，总是知道发生了什么。

Don’t worry, she’s switched on enough to handle this.

别担心，她已经够**机灵**，能应付这个。

The new guy in the office is really switched on—he learned everything so fast.

新来的同事特别**机灵**，学东西飞快。

You need to stay switched on in this job, things change quickly.

做这份工作得一直**保持机警**，变化太快了。