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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Your pencils need to be sharpened.
  你的铅笔应该削削了。
• The other end of the twig is sharpened into a sharp point to use as a toothpick
  细枝的另一端被削尖用作牙签。
• The air of Paris had exhilarated her and sharpened her wits.
  巴黎的空气振奋了她，磨利了她的心智。
• 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。
• 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》）
• That long walk has certainly sharpened my appetite.
  那段长的散步当然增进了我的食欲。