wise
adj
verb
suffix
waɪz
adj
1
DECISION/IDEA ETC
决定/意见等
wise
decisions
and
actions
are
sensible
and
based
on
good
judgment
〔决定和行动〕明智的，有才智的，有判断力的;
it
is
wise
to
do
sth
It’s
wise
to
check
whether
the
flight
times
have
changed
before
you
leave
for
the
airport.
出发去机场之前核实一下航班时间是否有变化，这是明智的做法。
be
wise
to
do
sth
I
think
you
were
wise
to
leave
when
you
did.
我认为你当时走掉很明智。
a
wise
precaution
明智的预防措施
I
don’t
think
that
would
be
a
very
wise
move
(=not
be
a
sensible
thing
to
do)
.
我不认为那会是一种明智之举。
2
PERSON
人
someone
who
is
wise
makes
good
decisions,
gives
good
advice
etc,
especially
because
they
have
a
lot
of
experience
of
life
〔人因阅历丰富而〕英明的，有智慧的
a
wise
old
man
睿智的老人
At
the
time
I
thought
he
was
wonderful,
but
I’m
older
and
wiser
now.
那时我认为他很了不起，不过我现在越老越聪明了。
As
a
manager,
Sanford
was
wise
in
the
ways
of
(=knew
a
lot
about)
company
politics.
作为一名经理人，桑福德深谙公司政治之道。
3
be none the wiser/not be any the wiser
a.
to
not
understand
something
even
after
it
has
been
explained
to
you
b.
used
for
saying
that
no
one
will
find
out
about
something
bad
that
someone
has
done
谁也不会知道〔某人做的坏事〕
Charlie
explained
how
the
system
works,
but
I’m
still
none
the
wiser.
查理解释了系统是如何运作的，可我还是不明白。
He
could
easily
have
taken
the
money
and
no
one
would
have
been
any
the
wiser.
他很可能拿了钱而谁也不知道。
4
get/be wise to sb/sth
to
realize
that
someone
is
being
dishonest
[非正式] 意识 （察觉 ）到某人/某事有诈
informal
Teachers
quickly
get
wise
to
students
who
are
cheating.
老师会很快发现作弊的学生。
5
wise guy
an
annoying
person
who
thinks
they
know
more
than
they
really
do
[非正式，尤美] 自作聪明的人
informal especially AmE
OK,
wise
guy,
shut
up
and
listen!
好了，聪明人，闭上嘴好好听着！
6
be wise after the event
to
realize
what
you
should
have
done
in
a
situation
after
it
has
happened
事后聪明
It’s
easy
to
be
wise
after
the
event.
放马后炮很容易。
Invest
the
money
wisely.
明智地投资这笔钱。
He
nodded
wisely.
他明智地点点头。
verb
7
to
realize
the
truth
about
a
bad
situation
知道，了解〔糟糕的真相〕
Wise
up,
Vic
–
he’s
cheating
you!
清醒点，维克 — 他是在骗你！
[+
to
]
Consumers
need
to
wise
up
to
the
effect
that
advertising
has
on
them.
消费者应当正确认识广告对自己产生的影响。
waɪz
suffix
8
price-wise/time-wise etc
used
for
saying
which
feature
of
a
situation
you
are
referring
to
[非正式] 价格方面/时间方面等
informal
Time-wise
we’re
not
doing
too
badly.
时间方面我们做得不赖。
9
crosswise/lengthwise etc
in
a
direction
across
something,
along
the
length
of
something
etc
横向地/纵向地等
Cut
the
carrots
lengthwise.
将胡萝卜纵向切开。