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

• Y ou sharpened it three times already.
  你已经磨了3次了。
• 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。
• 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。
• GUARD pulls a sharpened screwdriver out of a mattress, shoots a nasty look at the CON responsible.
  一个守卫从床垫中抽出一把磨过的螺丝刀，恶狠狠地看了藏私的犯人一眼。
• When little brother heard his sister had come, he sharpened his knife and dashed for the pig and sheep.
  小弟闻姐来，磨刀霍霍向猪羊。（《木兰诗》）
• The walk has sharpened my appetite.
  散步增进了我的食欲。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。