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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- be wise to
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[American English]
[slang]
知道(某事);了解(某事)
Examples
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Looking at the flash on his uniform, we decided it would be wise to avoid him.
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看到他制服上的肩章,我们觉得还是躲着他点儿比较好。
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it would be wise to do it now
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现在去做这件事应是明智之举
→ wise
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明哲保身,但求无过
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be worldly-wise and play safe and seek only to avoid blame
→ 但
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她看似单纯,其实很成熟。
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She appears to be naive, but actually she's very worldly-wise.
→ 似
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