Sharpen Sharpened Make Sth Transitive Intransitive [V N
The word "sharpen" can mean to make something's edge or point sharper, or to improve one's skills, understanding, or senses. It can also refer to the intensification of disagreements or negative feelings.
The word "sharpen" can mean to make something's edge or point sharper, or to improve one's skills, understanding, or senses. It can also refer to the intensification of disagreements or negative feelings.
[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](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.
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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。
You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.
排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。
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[VERB 动词]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.
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He started to sharpen his knife.
他开始磨刀。
...sharpened pencils.
削尖的铅笔
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](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.
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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。
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。
相关词组：
sharpen up
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sharp·en/ˈʃɑːpən; NAmEˈʃɑːrpən/verb1[transitive , intransitive ]sharpen(sth) to make sth sharper; to become sharper （使）变得锋利，变得清晰◆This knife needs sharpening.这把刀需要磨了。◆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。2[intransitive , transitive ]sharpen(sth) if a sense or feeling sharpensor sth sharpensit, it becomes stronger and/or clearer （使感觉或感情）加强，加重，变得更明显◆The sea air sharpened our appetites.海上的空气增进了我们的食欲。3[transitive ]sharpensth to make a disagreement between people, or an issue on which people disagree, clearer and more likely to produce a result 使尖锐；使明朗◆There is a need to sharpen the focus of the discussion.有必要使讨论的焦点更加集中。4[intransitive , transitive ]to become or make sth better, more skilful, more effective, etc. than before （使）提高，改善SYN
improve
sharpen(up) ◆He needs to sharpen up before the Olympic trials.在奥运会选拔赛之前，他需要进一步磨砺自己。sharpensth (up) ◆She's doing a course to sharpen her business skills.她正进修，以提高自己的业务技巧。5[intransitive , transitive ]sharpen(sth) if your voice sharpensor sth sharpensit, it becomes high and loud in an unpleasant way （使声音）变得尖锐，变得刺耳sharpensharpenssharpenedsharpeningsharp·en/ˈʃɑːpən; NAmEˈʃɑːrpən/
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sharpensharp‧en /ˈʃɑːpən $ ˈʃɑːr-/ ●○○ verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] to make something have a sharper edge or point, or to become sharper: Anne sharpened her pencil and got out her homework.2[transitive] to make a feeling stronger and more urgent: A series of attacks have sharpened fears of more violence.3[transitive] (also sharpen something ↔ up) to improve something so that it is up to the necessary standard, quality etc: The course will help students sharpen their writing skills.
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sharpen
[ˈʃɑ:pən]sharpened, sharpening, sharpens
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sharpened[857] sharpening[558] sharpens[208]
磨快(48%)，加剧(30%)，变尖锐(11%)，使尖锐(11%)
vt.削尖；磨快；使敏捷；加重
vi.尖锐；变锋利
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