sharpens

英 [ˈʃɑːpənz]

美 [ˈʃɑːrpənz]

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的第三人称单数

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。

双语例句

• Nighttime sharpens, heightens each sensation.
  夜晚让各种感觉更加敏锐强烈。
• Researchers from the universities of Michigan and California have discovered that just a few minutes 'conversation with another person sharpens your mental faculties to a hitherto unsuspected degree.
  美国密歇根州和加利福尼亚州一些大学的研究人员发现，只需与他人进行几分钟的交谈，你的智力水平就会有所提高，其程度是迄今人们所未曾预料到的。
• Objective: Goal Through will utilize the diet support therapy to the diabetes nephrosis patient, sharpens its disease-resistant ability, will promote the patient soon to be restored to health.
  目的通过对糖尿病肾病患者运用饮食支持疗法，提高其抗病能力，促进患者早日康复。
• Although it seems not to violate our country's family planning policy, in nature it is the conflict between peasants'childbearing wish and the policy which sharpens sex ratio unbalance.
  它虽然表面上并没有违反国家的计划生育政策，但实质上却是农民生育意愿与计划生育政策之间博弈的结果，使性别比失调问题更为严重。
• "Nokia sharpens strategy and provides updates to its targets and outlook."
  “诺基亚进行战略锐化，更新公司目标及愿景。”
• The cat doesn't even say," Thank you!" He just sharpens his claws.
  猫咪连谢谢都没说。他只是一个劲的磨爪子。
• By broadly learning and constantly examining himself every day, the gentleman sharpens his awareness and makes fewer mistakes.
  广泛的学习并且不断检讨自己，他明知并且少犯错误。
• The presence of foreign banks tends to increase competition, which, in turn, sharpens the competitive edge of domestic banks.
  外资银行的参与一般都能提高市场竞争，从而推动本地银行加强竞争优势。
• Mr Weaver talks with her while she sharpens her pencils.
  她一面削尖铅笔，韦佛先生一面跟她谈话。
• As selfishness and complaint cloud the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.
  自私和抱怨使心灵阴暗，愉悦的爱则使视野明朗开阔。