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

• 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。
• He was attacked by a gang carrying sharpened sticks.
  他被一伙带着削尖的棍棒的强盗袭击了。
• 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。
• The seizure of American hostages in Iran sharpened the pain of national humiliation.
  伊朗扣押美国人质的行动加剧了国耻的痛苦。
• 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。
• They also made tools of bones and sharpened stones.
  他们还使用骨头和尖石做成工具。
• Y ou sharpened it three times already.
  你已经磨了3次了。
• 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。
• That long walk has certainly sharpened my appetite.
  那段长的散步当然增进了我的食欲。
• 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》）