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

• 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。
• His friend looked serious and asked, When was the last time you sharpened your axe?
  他的朋友表情认真地问，你上次磨利斧头是什么时候的事？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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》）
• From the depths of the wilderness they come, with sharpened claws and vengeful rage.
  他们从荒野深处而来，所有的只有锋锐的利爪和复仇的怒火。
• 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。
• 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。
• It has sharpened my longing for you and our sweet and peaceful home.
  其加深了我对你，还有对我们和谐宁静的家的渴望。
• That long walk has certainly sharpened my appetite.
  那段长的散步当然增进了我的食欲。