sharpened
基本释义
- v.
- （使）提高( sharpen的过去式和过去分词 ); （使声音）变得尖锐; （使）变得更好（或技术更高、更有效等）; （使）变得锋利
实用例句
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。
柯林斯例句
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。
柯林斯例句
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。
柯林斯例句
Knives can be sharpened by grinding them against a rough stone.
刀能在一块粗石上磨快.
《简明英汉词典》
A knife is sharpened on the grindstone; steel is tempered in fire.
刀在石上磨, 钢在火中炼.
《简明英汉词典》
Discipline has sharpened them up.
纪律使他们更有效率了.
《简明英汉词典》
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。
柯林斯例句
Lying hidden at her waist, was a sharpened dagger.
腰间别了一把磨得飞快的匕首.
英汉文学 - 双城记
He sharpened the edge of his knife on a grindstone.
他在磨石上磨快了他的刀刃.
辞典例句
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.
辞典例句
The saleswoman raised an eyebrow skeptically; her voice sharpened.
女推销员疑惑的扬扬眉毛,提高了嗓门.
辞典例句
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.
辞典例句
He sharpened his knife in preparation for carving the meat.
他磨快了刀准备切肉.
辞典例句
Were we to do nothing until the knife was sharpened?
难道要我们什么都不干而一直等到把刀磨快 吗 ?
辞典例句
The debate sharpened when she joined in it.
她加入以后,争论变得尖锐了.
辞典例句
真题例句
When the students came in, sharpened pencils in hand, there was not a blue book in sight.
2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B英英释义
1. having the point made sharp;
"a sharpened pencil"
2. made sharp or sharper;
"a sharpened knife cuts more cleanly"