sharpen

英 ['ʃɑːpən] 美 ['ʃɑːrpən]

• vt. 使尖锐；磨快；加剧
• vi. 变尖锐

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 使明朗
2. 使敏捷，变得敏锐，使敏锐
3. 加强，加重，加剧，加深，使剧烈
4. 使尖锐，变尖锐，变锋利，变锐利，磨锐利，削尖，磨快，磨尖，变尖
5. 使…的线条分明，使...的轮廓清晰，变得清晰
6. 变得更明显
7. 【音】使（音调）升半音
8. 提高，改善，变得更好，提高某人的水平
9. 尖锐化，急剧化
10. 变得刺耳
11. 磨练
12. 加辣

英英释义

Verb:

1. make sharp or sharper;

   "sharpen the knives"
   

2. make crisp or more crisp and precise;

   "We had to sharpen our arguments"
   

3. become sharp or sharper;

   "The debate sharpened"
   

4. put (an image) into focus;

   "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
   

5. make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper

6. raise the pitch of (musical notes)

7. give a point to;

   "The candles are tapered"
   

8. make (one's senses) more acute;

   "This drug will sharpen your vision"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. My pencil is blunt, could you lend me a knife to sharpen it?
   我的铅笔钝了，你能借我把刀子削一削吗？
2. Generations of urban living sharpened their wits.
   世代居住在城市里使他们磨练了才智。
3. Strikes will sharpen the country's dilemma.
   罢工将加剧这个国家的困境。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. The soldiers sharpened up their knives.
   战士们把刀磨得锋利。
2. Jane voice sharpened as she became impatient.
   简变得不耐烦了，声音也变尖了。
3. The debate sharpened considerably.
   辩论变得相当激烈。

经典引文

• Sharpening the curved blade with professional sweeps of the whetstone.

  出自： A. Higgins

词汇搭配

• sharpen one's wits 增长才智
• sharpen one's knife for someone 准备惩罚某人...

近反义词

【近义词】

• hone 细磨刀石
• grind 磨
• whet 磨
• file 档案
• taper 小蜡烛
• point 观点
• improve 改善
• perfect 完美的
• tip 小费
• brush up 擦亮
• strop 环索
• refine 精炼
• polish 光泽
• edge 边缘
• inspire 鼓舞
• keen 敏锐的
• on 在 ... 之上
• put 放
• make 做
• heighten 增加
• focus 焦点
• focalise 使 ... 聚焦
• focalize （使）聚焦

【反义词】

• flatten 使变平
• soften (使)变柔和
• dull 呆滞的