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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- get wise
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[American English]
[slang]
了解到真实情况；得知（他人的）秘密，知道；识破，察觉；醒悟，警觉（常与介词to连用）
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变卤莽，变得粗鲁无礼，变得放肆
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[American English]
[slang]
了解到真实情况；得知（他人的）秘密，知道；识破，察觉；醒悟，警觉（常与介词to连用）
Collins English-English Dictionary
- get wise
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adj
[
often foll by to] [informal] to be or become aware or informed (of something) or to face up (to facts)
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Examples
- That's hard to get anymore.
- 现在已难于弄到了。 → anymore
- get the facts at their source
- 从原始资料中得到事实(或数据) → at
- to get away from the sugbject
- 离题 → away
- to get the best of an opponent
- 击败对手，得胜；胜过 → best
- to get the better of a rival
- 打败(或智胜)对手 → better
- to get one's breath back
- 恢复正常呼吸 → breath
- to get what is coming to one
- 【美国英语，俚语】善有善报，恶有恶报；得到应得的 → come
- get down to work
- 认真着手工作 → down
- to get a black eye
- 眼眶被打青 → eye
- to get home early
- 早到家 → get
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