sharpen
英 ['ʃɑːp(ə)n]
美['ʃɑrpən]
- vt. 削尖；磨快；使敏捷；加重
- vi. 尖锐；变锋利
词态变化
第三人称单数: sharpens;过去式: sharpened;过去分词: sharpened;现在分词: sharpening;
中文词源
sharpen 使锋利
sharp,锋利的，-en,使。
英英释意
- 1. make sharp or sharper;
- "sharpen the knives"
- 2. make sharp or sharper;
- "We had to sharpen our arguments"
- 3. become sharp or sharper;
- "The debate sharpened"
- 4. put (an image) into focus;
- "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
- 5. make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper
- 6. raise the pitch of (musical notes)
- 7. give a point to;
- "The candles are tapered"
- 8. make (one's senses) more acute;
- "This drug will sharpen your vision"
英文词源
- sharpen (v.)
- 1520s, "bring to an edge or point," from sharp (adj.) + -en (1). Related: Sharpened; sharpening. Old English verb scearpian meant "to score, scarify;" also compare scearpung "scarifying." To sharpen (one's) pencil "prepare to get to work" is from 1957, American English.
考试真题
- State and federal governments could sharpen that focus everywhere by broadly publishing minority graduation rates.
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- It is important to sharpen students' communication skills.
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实用场景例句
- This knife needs sharpening.
- 这把刀需要磨了。
牛津词典
- The outline of the trees sharpened as it grew lighter.
- 随着天色转亮，树的轮廓变得清晰了。
牛津词典
- The sea air sharpened our appetites.
- 海上的空气增进了我们的食欲。
牛津词典
- There is a need to sharpen the focus of the discussion.
- 有必要使讨论的焦点更加集中。
牛津词典
- He needs to sharpen up before the Olympic trials.
- 在奥运会选拔赛之前，他需要进一步提高自己。
牛津词典
- She's doing a course to sharpen her business skills.
- 她正进修，以提高自己的业务技巧。
牛津词典
- Her gaze sharpened, as if she had seen something unusual...
- 她眼睛一亮，仿佛看见了什么不寻常的事情。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.
- 排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He started to sharpen his knife.
- 他开始磨刀。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...sharpened pencils.
- 削尖的铅笔
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- With urbanisation the antagonism between rich and poor sharpened...
- 伴随着城市化的推进，贫富间的对立情绪也加剧了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The case of Harris has sharpened the debate over capital punishment.
- 哈里斯案激化了人们对死刑的争论。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He'll need to sharpen his brain a bit if he hopes to get on in business.
- 如果他想下海经商,他还得头脑更精明些.
期刊摘选
- A workman must sharpen his tools if he is to do his work well.
- 工欲善其事,必先利其器.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Photoshop Elements provides many different ways to sharpen an image.
- PhotoshopElements提供了很多不同的方法来锐化一张图片.
期刊摘选
- My pencil doesn't write well; I must sharpen it.
- 我的铅笔不好使; 我必须把它削尖.
辞典例句
- Debates sharpen one's wits.
- 辩论增长才智.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- When the edge dulled, he would sharpen the knife.
- 当刀的边缘变钝时, 他会把它磨快.
期刊摘选
- My body's in shambles encrusted with brambles that sharpen the air I breathe.
- 我的身体在废墟镶嵌与荆棘的锐化我呼吸的空气.
期刊摘选
- This drug will sharpen your vision.
- 这药会提高你的视力.
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- When you sharpen a pencil, you make chips.
- 你削铅笔时, 会削下许多碎屑.
《简明英汉词典》
- She needs to sharpen up before next month's competition.
- 下个月比赛之前,她的水平需要提高一下.
《简明英汉词典》
- He would sharpen his arrow well.
- 他好好地磨利他的弓箭.
期刊摘选
- Sharpen your reflexes and work your technique flight for a race against the clock panting.
- 为了争取比赛的时间要加强你的反应能力并提高你的飞行技巧.
期刊摘选
- This exercise will help students sharpen up their reading skills.
- 这个练习将帮助学生提高阅读能力.
《简明英汉词典》
- Rule 17 : To become a refined player, sharpen your discernment and cultivate good manners.
- 规则17:要成为一个好的玩家, 你就要培养敏锐的辨别能力和良好的行为习惯.
期刊摘选
- One should sharpen his knife to reduce the suffering of the animal.
- 请磨利斧头来减轻动物的痛苦.
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