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单词 sharpen
释义
sharpen
verb[T]
uk
/ˈʃɑː.pən/us
/ˈʃɑːr.pən/

sharpenverb[T](ABLE TO CUT)

C2
to make somethingsharporsharper:
使变尖；使锋利
Mypencilisblunt- I'll have to sharpen it.我的铅笔钝了——我得削一下。
figurativeThecompanyiscuttingproductioncostsin anattemptto sharpenitscompetitiveedge(= inordertoimprovehowcompetitiveit is).这家公司正降低生产成本，以增强竞争力。
More examples
  • I need to sharpen thatknife.
  • She sharpened theblade.
  • He sharpened theedgeof thestickto apoint.
  • Thesurgeonsharpened hisscalpel.
  • He used to sharpen hisrazoron aleatherstrap.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sharp and blunt
  • angularity
  • blunt
  • dull
  • hone
  • jag
  • jaggy
  • keen
  • point
  • pointed
  • prickly
  • razor-sharp
  • sharp
  • sharply
  • sharpness
  • spiked
  • spiky
  • spiny
  • super-sharp
  • ultra-sharp
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sharpenverb[T](MAKE STRONG)

to make somethingstronger:
加强；加剧
Recentchangeshave sharpenedcompetitionbetween theairlines.近来的种种变化加剧了航空公司之间的竞争。
Theprisonriotshave sharpened thedebateabout howprisonsshould berun.监狱暴动加剧了有关监狱该如何管理的争论。
toimprove:
改善；提高
Ihopethiscoursewillhelpme sharpen mycomputerskills.我希望这门课程能帮助我提高电脑操作技能。
I went touniversityto sharpen mymind.我上大学是为了让自己的头脑更加敏锐。
We'll need to sharpenourwitsif we're going todefeatJack'steam.要击败杰克的队，我们需要更加聪明一些。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making stronger
  • aggrandize
  • boil up
  • bolster
  • cement
  • character-building
  • deepen
  • fortify
  • harden
  • hardening
  • invigoration
  • jell
  • reinforcement
  • restoke
  • restrengthen
  • solidification
  • solidify
  • soup
  • soupsomethingup
  • undulled
  • wired
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Becoming better
Making things better

sharpenverb[T](CLEAR)

to make somethingclearer:
使清晰；使清楚
How do you sharpen thefocuson thiscamera?这台相机的焦距怎么调清楚呢？
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Defining & explaining
  • account (tosomeone) forsomething
  • accountability
  • adduce
  • adumbration
  • annotation
  • annotator
  • demystify
  • explicable
  • explicate
  • expound
  • lay
  • misdescribe
  • miswrite
  • nail
  • nailsomeonedown
  • non-defining
  • non-descriptive
  • outline
  • rough
  • trace
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sharpenverb[T](MUSIC)

to make somethingplayahighermusicalnote:
使提高音调；使提高半音
You need to sharpen the Astringonyourviolin.你小提琴上的 A 弦应升半音。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making things better
  • add salt tosomethingidiom
  • allay
  • alleviate
  • alleviation
  • ameliorate
  • cultivate
  • leavening
  • liven(something)up
  • lubricate
  • make a differenceidiom
  • make a world of differenceidiom
  • relieve
  • remedial
  • revamp
  • revitalize
  • revivify
  • revolutionize
  • salvage
  • salve
  • tonic
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Phrasal verb

sharpen(something)up
(Definition ofsharpenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

sharpen| American Dictionary

sharpen
verb[T]
us
/ˈʃɑr·pən/

sharpenverb[T](MAKE STRONGER)

to make somethingstronger, or toimprovesomething:
The dollar’sdeclineinvaluesharpenedfearsof anotherrecession.
I’m taking acoursethat shouldhelpme sharpen mycomputerskills.

sharpenverb[T](MAKE CLEARER)

to make somethingclearer:
Turn theknobto sharpen thefocusof theslideprojector.

sharpenverb[T](MAKE SHARP)

to make somethingsharporsharper:
We just had theseknives/scissorssharpened.
He sharpened hispencil(= made the end used for writing come to apoint).
(Definition ofsharpenfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsharpen

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Much of this research was critical, it sharpened and clarified the concepts and broke down the wide generalities of the earlier theories.
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Depending on the weighting term, the tuning either sharpened or broadened, reproducing the range of behaviors we observed.
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After the dura mater was excised, the pia mater was eliminated under the microscope control with a tungsten wire sharpened to 1-2 mm.
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My inner eye, sharpened by the manifold appearances of a similar kind, now distinguished larger structures of various shapes.
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With this method, the error is propagated and sharpened in order to finally obtain a reliable position and direction.
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The interwar period, in contrast (to the earlier period) saw sharpened conflict between foreign capital and indigenous enterprise.
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Although not always in agreement, they sharpened our observations and reasoning.
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Averaging with respect to the leading edge considerably sharpened the gradients in the ensemble mean near the leading edge, without changing its mean position.
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I think it just sharpens you up a bit.
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The handaxe is a flattened tear-drop shape, but often with edges sharpened all around.
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Alternatively, awareness of the meaning and implications of this violation may have sharpened during this period, with consequences for these and other symptoms.
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By spelling out the differences between habits and internalized regularities in such exemplar cases, the latter concept might be sharpened.
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Their wearers' fingernails 'are sharpened after the manner of falcons or hawks', which certainly suggests they do no manual work.
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In other words, the trade-off in relation to these policy goals were sharpened.
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The latter portion of the pulse suffer s stronger self-focusing, causing a sharpened laser pulse front.
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