v.(动词)

1. 使明朗
2. 使敏捷，变得敏锐，使敏锐
3. 加强，加重，加剧，加深，使剧烈
4. 使尖锐，变尖锐，变锋利，变锐利，磨锐利，削尖，磨快，磨尖，变尖
5. 使…的线条分明，使...的轮廓清晰，变得清晰
6. 变得更明显
7. 【音】使（音调）升半音
8. 提高，改善，变得更好，提高某人的水平
9. 尖锐化，急剧化
10. 变得刺耳
11. 磨练
12. 加辣

Verb:

1. make sharp or sharper;

   "sharpen the knives"
   

2. make crisp or more crisp and precise;

   "We had to sharpen our arguments"
   

3. become sharp or sharper;

   "The debate sharpened"
   

4. put (an image) into focus;

   "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
   

5. make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper

6. raise the pitch of (musical notes)

7. give a point to;

   "The candles are tapered"
   

8. make (one's senses) more acute;

   "This drug will sharpen your vision"
   

1.(感觉、理解)加强;(使)加深;(技巧)提高;(使)改善
If your senses, understanding, or skillssharpen orare sharpened, you become better at noticing things, thinking, or doing something.

e.g. 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。
e.g. You cansharpen your skills with rehearsal.
排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。

2.使变得锋利;削尖;磨快
If yousharpen an object, you make its edge very thin or you make its end pointed.

e.g. He started tosharpen his knife.
他开始磨刀。
e.g. ...sharpened pencils.
削尖的铅笔

3.(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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

相关词组：sharpen up

1. 锐化滤镜：这一脚本先使用了去斑点滤镜(Despeckle),然后又使用了锐化滤镜(sharpen). 虽然前一个滤镜能够去除大量的颗粒,但却会同时将图像变模糊. 因此,还需要再使用锐化滤镜. 这样,图像清晰如初,但颗粒现象却减轻了.

2. (锐利化)：要后制的话也可以~我是用photoshop有一个滤镜功能叫做锐利化(sharpen)要后制的话也可以~我是用photoshop有一个滤镜功能叫做锐利化(sharpen)

3. 銳利度：影像调整项有饱和度( Saturation), 色调 (Tone), 锐利度(sharpen) 供调整,多了饱和度的项目.

This knife needs sharpening.

这把刀需要磨了。

The outline of the trees sharpened as it grew lighter.

随着天色转亮，树的轮廓变得清晰了。

The sea air sharpened our appetites.

海上的空气增进了我们的食欲。

There is a need to sharpen the focus of the discussion.

有必要使讨论的焦点更加集中。

He needs to sharpen up before the Olympic trials.

在奥运会选拔赛之前，他需要进一步提高自己。

She's doing a course to sharpen her business skills.

她正进修，以提高自己的业务技巧。

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。

You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.

排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。

He started to sharpen his knife.

他开始磨刀。

...sharpened pencils.

削尖的铅笔

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。

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。

He'll need to sharpen his brain a bit if he hopes to get on in business.

如果他想下海经商,他还得头脑更精明些.

A workman must sharpen his tools if he is to do his work well.

工欲善其事,必先利其器.

Photoshop Elements provides many different ways to sharpen an image.

PhotoshopElements提供了很多不同的方法来锐化一张图片.

My pencil doesn't write well; I must sharpen it.

我的铅笔不好使; 我必须把它削尖.

Debates sharpen one's wits.

辩论增长才智.

When the edge dulled, he would sharpen the knife.

当刀的边缘变钝时, 他会把它磨快.

My body's in shambles encrusted with brambles that sharpen the air I breathe.

我的身体在废墟镶嵌与荆棘的锐化我呼吸的空气.

This drug will sharpen your vision.

这药会提高你的视力.

When you sharpen a pencil, you make chips.

你削铅笔时, 会削下许多碎屑.

She needs to sharpen up before next month's competition.

下个月比赛之前,她的水平需要提高一下.

He would sharpen his arrow well.

他好好地磨利他的弓箭.

sharpen your reflexes and work your technique flight for a race against the clock panting.

为了争取比赛的时间要加强你的反应能力并提高你的飞行技巧.

This exercise will help students sharpen up their reading skills.

这个练习将帮助学生提高阅读能力.

Rule 17 : To become a refined player, sharpen your discernment and cultivate good manners.

规则17:要成为一个好的玩家, 你就要培养敏锐的辨别能力和良好的行为习惯.

One should sharpen his knife to reduce the suffering of the animal.

请磨利斧头来减轻动物的痛苦.

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  出自：A. Higgins