sharpening

英 [ˈʃɑːpənɪŋ]

美 [ˈʃɑːrpənɪŋ]

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的现在分词

现在分词：sharpening　复数：sharpenings　

BNC.33727 / COCA.35460

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。

双语例句

• See more, ask more, do more, sharpening process is long and boring.
  多看、多问、多做，磨刀的过程漫长又枯燥。
• Students learn techniques for sharpening awareness and acceptance of this range of human needs.
  学生学习技术锐化认识和接受这一系列的人的需要。
• This pencil needs sharpening.
  这支铅笔需要削尖。
• He cut his finger while sharpening a pencil.
  他削铅笔时把手指割破了。
• I urge you to continue your good work in sustaining and sharpening Hong Kong's competitive edge.
  我促请各位继续努力，协助维持和提高香港的竞争优势。
• The first thing I do in the morning is brushing my teeth and sharpening my tongue.
  我在早上做的头一件事，是刷我的牙、磨我的舌。
• A good analogy for this is sharpening your pencil.
  一个好的比方是你削铅笔。
• My razor needs sharpening.
  我的剃刀需要磨了。
• I discover self that this already is me one weakness, reason why in before administration needing a sharpening.
  我在以前的管理中发现自已这是我的一个弱点，所以需要加强。
• By craftsmen/ artisan who prefer for the sharpening hard surface.
  主要是为了削尖坚硬的表面，工艺师和工匠都喜欢采用的工艺工具。