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sharp.en objH5FB:7p[n, $5FB:r-v [T]to make stronger加强Recent changes in the law have sharpened competition between the airlines.近来法律上的一些更改加剧了航空公司之间的竞争。That long walk has certainly sharpened my appetite.那段长的散步当然增进了我的食欲。The riots at the prison have sharpened the debate about how prisons should be run.监狱里发生的暴动使监狱该如何管理的辩论激烈化。Hearing the story about ghosts sharpened my son's fear of the dark.听鬼故事加深了我儿子对黑暗的恐惧感。Sharpen can also mean improve.改进，增进I'm going on a course which I hope will help me sharpen my computer skills.我将进修一门课程，希望藉此来帮助提高我的电脑操作技术。After six defeats in a row, it's time the team sharpened (up) its performance a bit. [T/M]在连续六场失败后，该是这支队伍的表现稍微改善一下的时候了。(fig.) She told me to sharpen (up) my act (= improve my behaviour or performance). [T/M]她叫我改进行为举止。If the company doesn't soon sharpen up (= improve its performance), it will go out of business.如果这家公司不马上改进的话，就会停业关门。 [SHARP , SHARP , SHARP ]
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