| 单词 | sharpening |
| 释义 | sharpening sharpen [sth] vtr: (knife, blade: make sharper) SC 磨快 mó kuài SC 使…锋利 mó kuài，shǐ … fēng lì Craig is sharpening the kitchen knives. 克莱格正在磨厨刀。 sharpen [sth] vtr: (pencil: make sharper) SC 削尖 xiāo jiān Tara's pencil was blunt, so she sharpened it. 卡拉削尖了用钝的铅笔。 sharpen [sth] vtr: (image: make clearer) (图像等) SC 使…变清晰 The image was a bit blurry, so John sharpened it. 那幅图有些模糊，所以约翰使它变清晰了些。 sharpen [sth] vtr: figurative (skills: improve, refine) (技能) SC 提高，改进，改善 tí gāo，gǎi jìn，gǎi shàn TC 提高，改進，改善 Susan is taking a course to sharpen her writing skills. 苏珊参加了一堂课，改进自己的写作技能。 sharpen vi: (debate, disagreement: intensify) (辩论) SC 变激烈 TC 變激烈 SC 加剧，加深 jiā jù，jiā shēn TC 加劇，加深(分歧) The couple's disagreement sharpened to the point where they decided to divorce. sharpen [sth] vtr: (mind, senses: make more acute) SC 使敏锐 shǐ mǐn ruì TC 使敏銳 SC 使敏捷 shǐ mǐn ruì，shǐ mǐn jié The strong coffee sharpened Carl's mind and helped him concentrate on the problem. sharpen [sth] vtr: (musical note: raise by semitone) (音乐) SC 使升高 shǐ shēng gāo I think the piece would sound better if you sharpened that note. sharpen [sth] vtr: figurative (competition: increase) SC 使更加激烈 The relaxing of regulations governing air fares has sharpened competition among airlines. sharpen [sth] vtr: (debate, disagreement: make more intense) (辩论) SC 使…更激烈 SC 使…加剧，使…加深(分歧) A spate of recent tragedies has sharpened the debate about road safety. sharpen up vi phrasal: figurative (improve skills or performance) SC 提高技能，进步 jìn bù TC 進步 Robert needs to sharpen up if he's going to pass his exams. sharpen [sth] up, sharpen up [sth] vtr phrasal sep: figurative (hone, refine) SC 将...加强，将...改善 Molly is speaking at a conference next month and needs to sharpen up her public speaking skills. sharpen [sb]'s wits v expr: (make smarter) SC 使某人思维敏捷 shǐ mǒu rén sī wéi mǐn jié I find that doing crosswords sharpens my wits. |
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