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sharp ABLE TO CUTHFB:p, $FB:rpadj-er, -est having a thin edge or point which can cut something or make a hole in it, or producing a feeling of pain as if you have been cut有利刃的，锋利的，尖锐的Chop the spinach with a sharp knife.用快刀把菠菜切细。To cut steak, you need a knife with a sharp edge/blade.要想切牛排，你需要一把有利刃的快刀。A shark has sharp teeth.鲨鱼有锋利的牙齿。The point of this pencil isn't sharp enough.铅笔头还不够尖细。Her fingernails are very sharp.她的手指甲非常尖。I stepped on a sharp stone.我踩到了一块尖角的石头。She nudged me with a sharp elbow, to tell me to be quiet.她重重地用肘捅了我一下，叫我安静些。If you describe parts of someone's face as sharp, you mean that they are pointed.尖尖的He had a thin face with a sharp nose.他有瘦削的脸和尖尖的鼻子。[SHARP 中的 sharp-nosed]She had lively blue eyes set in sharp features.她轮廓鲜明的脸上嵌着一双活泼的蓝眼睛。I have this sharp pain (= one which feels as if I am being cut) in my chest, doctor.我的胸部疼得厉害，医生。If someone is sharp or makes a sharp statement, they speak or act in a severe and angry way, which can hurt other people.（说话）尖刻的，严厉的He was rather sharp with me when I asked if he could help me.当我问他是否能帮帮我时，他相当刻薄地对待了我。The government's proposals have come in for some sharp criticism.政府的提议遭到了尖锐的批评。Her comments drew the sharp words from Alan that she didn't know what she was talking about.她的评论使艾伦尖刻地说她不知道自己在说些什么。He delivered a sharp rebuke to his son.他把儿子狠狠地训斥了一顿。Jane has rather a sharp tongue/Jane is rather sharp -tongued (= often speaks in a severe and critical way).简说话很刻薄。If something is sharp, or has a sharp taste, it has a strong taste which causes a feeling in your mouth as if your tongue is being cut.（味道）强烈的，辛辣的，刺激的This cheese is rather sharp.这奶酪的味道非常浓烈。Lemons have a sharp taste.柠檬的味道酸涩。(Br) The sharp end is the part of an activity, such as a job, where the most problems are likely to be found.活动的第一线，中心，决策地位A job like hers would be much too demanding for me, but she enjoys being at the sharp end.像她这样的工作对我来说要求太高了，但她觉得工作在一线是种享受。These people are at the sharp end of the industry.这些人物都是工业部门的决策者。Building contractors are subject to rules aimed at protecting customers from sharp practice (= a way of behaving in business that is dishonest but not illegal).承建人必须遵守以保护顾客免受偷工减料等行为危害为目的的规定。☆BLUNT
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