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

• His ideas aroused a new interest, stimulated further activity in the subject, and sharpened the thinking.
  他的思想引起了新的兴趣，在这课题内激起了更大的动力，并锐化了思维。
• 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。
• The act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture.
  一种用一个尖锐的树桩刺穿的动作作为一种惩罚或折磨。
• 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。
• The saleswoman raised an eyebrow sceptically; her voice sharpened.
  女推销员疑惑的扬扬眉毛，提高了嗓门。
• I had deliberately sharpened some points for their consumption.
  我故意把某些点说得尖锐些供他们去研究。
• He sharpened the edge of his knife on a grindstone.
  双面刃的两面割刀装置他在磨石上磨快了他的刀刃。
• Hearing the story about ghosts sharpened my son's fear of the dark.
  听鬼故事加深了我儿子对黑暗的恐惧感。
• Y ou sharpened it three times already.
  你已经磨了3次了。
• 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。