sharpen
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T/V-I If your senses, understanding, or skills sharpen or are sharpened, you become better at noticing things, thinking, or doing something. 使敏銳; 增強(qiáng)
Her gaze sharpened, as if she had seen something unusual. 她眼睛一亮，好像看到了不尋常的東西。
He will need to sharpen his diplomatic skills in order to work with Congress. 他將需要增強(qiáng)外交技巧以與國會打交道。
2. V-T If you sharpen an object, you make its edge very thin or you make its end pointed. 使變鋒利; 弄尖
He started to sharpen his knife. 他開始磨刀。
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sharpen /??ɑ?p?n/ (sharpening,sharpened,sharpens)
劍橋詞典
- I need to sharpen that knife .
- She sharpened the blade .
- He sharpened the edge of the stick to a point .
- The surgeon sharpened his scalpel .
- He used to sharpen his razor on a leather strap .
sharpen verb [T] (ABLE TO CUT)
to make something sharp or sharper使變尖；使鋒利
My pencil is blunt - I'll have to sharpen it. 我的鉛筆鈍了——我得削一下。
figurative The company is cutting production costs in an attempt to sharpen its competitive edge (= in order to improve how competitive it is). 這家公司正降低生產(chǎn)成本，以增強(qiáng)競爭力。
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sharpen verb [T] (MAKE STRONG)
to make something stronger
加強(qiáng)；加劇
Recent changes have sharpened competition between the airlines . 近來的種種變化加劇了航空公司之間的競爭。
The prison riots have sharpened the debate about how prisons should be run . 監(jiān)獄暴動加劇了有關(guān)監(jiān)獄該如何管理的爭論。
to improve
改善；提高
I hope this course will help me sharpen my computer skills . 我希望這門課程能幫助我提高電腦操作技能。
I went to university to sharpen my mind . 我上大學(xué)是為了讓自己的頭腦更加敏銳。
We'll need to sharpen our wits if we're going to defeat Jack's team . 要擊敗杰克的隊(duì)，我們需要更加聰明一些。
sharpen verb [T] (CLEAR)
to make something clearer
使清晰；使清楚
How do you sharpen the focus on this camera ? 這臺相機(jī)的焦距怎么調(diào)清楚呢？
sharpen verb [T] (MUSIC)
to make something play a higher musical note
使提高音調(diào)；使提高半音
You need to sharpen the A string on your violin . 你小提琴上的 A 弦應(yīng)升半音。