柯林斯詞典sharpen /??ɑ?p?n/ (sharpening,sharpened,sharpens) 1. V-T/V-I If your senses, understanding, or skills sharpen or are sharpened, you become better at noticing things, thinking, or doing something. 使敏銳; 增強 Her gaze sharpened, as if she had seen something unusual. 她眼睛一亮，好像看到了不尋常的東西。 He will need to sharpen his diplomatic skills in order to work with Congress. 他將需要增強外交技巧以與國會打交道。2. V-T If you sharpen an object, you make its edge very thin or you make its end pointed. 使變鋒利; 弄尖 He started to sharpen his knife. 他開始磨刀。 返回 sharpen劍橋詞典 sharpen verb [T] (ABLE TO CUT) to make something sharp or sharper 使變尖；使鋒利 My pencil is blunt - I'll have to sharpen it. 我的鉛筆鈍了——我得削一下。 figurative The company is cutting production costs in an attempt to sharpen its competitive edge (= in order to improve how competitive it is). 這家公司正降低生產(chǎn)成本，以增強競爭力。 例句 I need to sharpen that knife .She sharpened the blade .He sharpened the edge of the stick to a point .The surgeon sharpened his scalpel .He used to sharpen his razor on a leather strap . sharpen verb [T] (MAKE STRONG) to make something stronger 加強；加劇 Recent changes have sharpened competition between the airlines . 近來的種種變化加劇了航空公司之間的競爭。 The prison riots have sharpened the debate about how prisons should be run . 監(jiān)獄暴動加劇了有關(guān)監(jiān)獄該如何管理的爭論。 to improve 改善；提高 I hope this course will help me sharpen my computer skills . 我希望這門課程能幫助我提高電腦操作技能。 I went to university to sharpen my mind . 我上大學(xué)是為了讓自己的頭腦更加敏銳。 We'll need to sharpen our wits if we're going to defeat Jack's team . 要擊敗杰克的隊，我們需要更加聰明一些。 sharpen verb [T] (CLEAR) to make something clearer 使清晰；使清楚 How do you sharpen the focus on this camera ? 這臺相機的焦距怎么調(diào)清楚呢？ sharpen verb [T] (MUSIC) to make something play a higher musical note 使提高音調(diào)；使提高半音 You need to sharpen the A string on your violin . 你小提琴上的 A 弦應(yīng)升半音。 短語動詞sharpen (sth) up 返回 sharpen