sharpened

英 [ˈʃɑːpənd]

美 [ˈʃɑːrpənd]

v.  (使)变得锋利，变得清晰; (使感觉或感情)加强，加重，变得更明显; 使尖锐; 使明朗
sharpen的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：sharpened　过去式：sharpened　

BNC.19597 / COCA.21309

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (感觉、理解)加强;(使)加深;(技巧)提高;(使)改善
  If your senses, understanding, or skillssharpenorare sharpened, you become better at noticing things, thinking, or doing something.
  1. 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。
  2. You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.
     排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。
• VERB 使变得锋利;削尖;磨快
  If yousharpenan object, you make its edge very thin or you make its end pointed.
  1. He started to sharpen his knife.
     他开始磨刀。
  2. ...sharpened pencils.
     削尖的铅笔
• V-ERG (分歧、差异等)加剧;(使)加深;(使)加重
  If disagreements or differences between peoplesharpen, or if theyare sharpened, they become bigger or more important.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• made sharp or sharper
  1. a sharpened knife cuts more cleanly
• having the point made sharp
  1. a sharpened pencil

双语例句

• The fashion designers have sharpened up their act in the last few years
  时装设计师在过去的几年间表现得更出色了。
• They also made tools of bones and sharpened stones.
  他们还使用骨头和尖石做成工具。
• Acting as a general analyst at Merrill Lynch, I sharpened my analytical skills.
  作为一个普通的美林证券分析师，我磨练了我的分析技能。
• 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。
• Recent changes in the law have sharpened competition between the airlines.
  近来法律上的一些更改加剧了航空公司之间的竞争。
• I would send you a bouqet of newly sharpened pencils if knew your name and address.
  如果知道你的姓名和地址，我会送给你一把新削好的铅笔。
• It has sharpened my longing for you and our sweet and peaceful home.
  其加深了我对你，还有对我们和谐宁静的家的渴望。
• After six defeats in a row, it's time the team sharpened up its performance a bit.
  在连续六场失败后，该是这支队伍的表现稍微改善一下的时候了。
• He lost weight, sharpened his suits and ditched his old-fashioned horn-rimmed glasses.
  他减了肥，穿上了修身的西装，换掉了老式框架眼睛。
• That long walk has certainly sharpened my appetite.
  那段长的散步当然增进了我的食欲。