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wise
  • Conjugation : past  wised ; ing  wising ; more  wiser ; most  wisest
  • Derivative : adv  wisely
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

wise [waɪz]
  1. 1. adjective [+person] 睿智
  2. 2. adjective [+action, remark] 明智
    I'm none the wiser
    仍然糊里糊涂
    it would be wise to do it now
    现在去做这件事应是明智之举

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

wise [waɪz] [waɪz]
  1. 1. adjective 精明的;足智多谋的;审慎的;有深谋远虑
    I never used to save money but now I'm a little wiser than before .
    我以前从来都不存钱,但现在学聪明点儿了。
  2. 2. adjective 聪明的;明智
    a wise saying
    名言
    wise action
    明智之举
    I think you made a wise decision.
    我认为你做了一个明智的决定。
  3. 3. adjective 知情的;了解的;明白
    none the wiser
    依旧不懂,还是不明白
  4. 4. adjective 学问的;博学
  5. 5. adjective 机灵的;诡计多端的;狡猾
  6. 6. adjective [dialect] [antiquated] 巫术
  7. 7. adjective [American English] [slang] 自作聪明的;自负的;自高自大
  8. 8. adjective [American English] [slang] 卤莽
wise [waɪz] [waɪz]
  1. 1. noun 方法方式[主要用于习语in no wise绝不;一点儿也不;in this wise这样地;如此地]
wise [waɪz] [waɪz]
  1. 1. vt. [Scottish Brogue] 引导劝导指引
  2. 2. vt. [Scottish Brogue] 传;传导传送

Collins English-English Dictionary

wise [waɪz]
  1. 1. adj possessing, showing, or prompted by wisdom or discernment
  2. 2. adj prudent; sensible
  3. 3. adj shrewd; crafty
    a wise plan
  4. 4. adj well-informed; erudite
  5. 5. adj aware, informed, or knowing (esp in the phrase none the wiser)
  6. 6. adj [slang] [postpositive; often foll by to] in the know, esp possessing inside information (about)
  7. 7. adj [archaic] possessing powers of magic
  8. 8. adj [slang] [chiefly US and Canadian] cocksure or insolent
  9. 9. vb See wise up
  10. 10. vb [Etymology] Old English wis; related to Old Norse viss, Gothic weis, German weise
wise [waɪz]
  1. 1. n [archaic] way, manner, fashion, or respect (esp in the phrases any wise, in no wise)
  2. 2. n [Etymology] Old English wise manner; related to Old Saxon wisa, German Weise, Old Norse visa verse, Latin visus face

Examples

how wise of her
她是多么聪明 of
a wise saying
名言 wise
wise action
明智之举 wise
I think you made a wise decision.
我认为你做了一个明智的决定。 wise
He is an old and wise man.
他是一位睿智的老人。 old
The Sioux chief is a very wise man.
苏人酋长是个很睿智的人。 chief
Looking at the flash on his uniform, we decided it would be wise to avoid him.
看到他制服上的肩章,我们觉得还是躲着他点儿比较好。
to deem it wise/unnecessary
认为是明智的/没必要的 deem
it would be wise to do it now
现在去做这件事应是明智之举 wise
to become wise, as we all know, is not easy as

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