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sharpen vt.使尖锐；磨快；加剧vi.变尖锐 (1) 我的铅笔钝了，你能借我把刀子削一削吗？(2) 世代居住在城市里使他们磨练了才智。(3) 罢工将加剧这个国家的困境。(4) 战士们把刀磨得锋利。(5) 辩论变得相当激烈。

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英 ['ʃɑːpən] 美 ['ʃɑːrpən] (1) My pencil is blunt, could you lend me a knife to sharpen it?(2) Generations of urban living sharpened their wits.(3) Strikes will sharpen the country's dilemma.(4) The soldiers sharpened up their knives.(5) The debate sharpened considerably. 1[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.   [V]  [V n]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。2[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.   [V n]  [V-ed]He started to sharpen his knife.他开始磨刀。...sharpened pencils.削尖的铅笔3[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.   [V]  [V n]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

英语单词	sharpen
英美音标	英 ['ʃɑːpən] 美 ['ʃɑːrpən]
中文释义	vt.使尖锐；磨快；加剧 vi.变尖锐
英语例句	(1) My pencil is blunt, could you lend me a knife to sharpen it? (2) Generations of urban living sharpened their wits. (3) Strikes will sharpen the country's dilemma. (4) The soldiers sharpened up their knives. (5) The debate sharpened considerably.
中文例句	(1) 我的铅笔钝了，你能借我把刀子削一削吗？ (2) 世代居住在城市里使他们磨练了才智。 (3) 罢工将加剧这个国家的困境。 (4) 战士们把刀磨得锋利。 (5) 辩论变得相当激烈。
柯林斯解释	1 [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. [V] [V n] 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。 2 [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. [V n] [V-ed] He started to sharpen his knife. 他开始磨刀。 ...sharpened pencils. 削尖的铅笔 3 [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. [V] [V n] 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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