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单词 sharpen
释义
sharpen
ʃɑːʳpən ˈʃɑrpən
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense sharpens, present participle sharpening, past tense , past participle sharpened
1 V-ERG (感觉、理解)加强;(使)加深;(技巧)提高;(使)改善 If your senses, understanding, or skills sharpen or are sharpened, you become better at noticing things, thinking, or doing something. (感觉、理解)加强;(使)加深;(技巧)提高;(使)改善
  • Her gaze sharpened, as if she had seen something unusual. [VERB]

    她眼睛一亮,仿佛看见了什么不寻常的事情。

  • You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal. [VERB noun]

    排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。

SYN improve, enhance, better, upgrade
2 VERB 使变得锋利;削尖;磨快 If you sharpen an object, you make its edge very thin or you make its end pointed. 使变得锋利;削尖;磨快
  • He started to sharpen his knife. [VERB noun]

    他开始磨刀。

  • ...sharpened pencils. [VERB-ed]

    削尖的铅笔

SYN make sharp, hone, whet, grind
3 V-ERG (分歧、差异等)加剧;(使)加深;(使)加重 If disagreements or differences between people sharpen, or if they are sharpened, they become bigger or more important. (分歧、差异等)加剧;(使)加深;(使)加重
  • With urbanisation the antagonism between rich and poor sharpened. [VERB]

    伴随着城市化的推进,贫富间的对立情绪也加剧了。

  • The case of Harris has sharpened the debate over capital punishment. [VERB noun]

    哈里斯案激化了人们对死刑的争论。

SYN fuel, fire, stir, arouse
Phrasal verbs:
sharpen up
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