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

• Sharpening one sense by denying others.
  拒绝其他的感官从而加强其中的一个。
• A small tool for sharpening the flints was also found with the body.
  在奥兹身边还发现了一个用来磨利燧石的小工具。
• And some, like sharpening, are worth using any time.
  和一些，如锐化，是值得任何时间使用。
• He is sharpening a pair of blunt scissors with a whetstone.
  他在用磨刀石磨一把不锋利的剪刀。
• The utility model relates to a mechanical device for grinding drill bits, and particularly provides a sharpening machine.
  本实用新型涉及一种磨削钻头机械设备，具体提供一种磨钻机。
• This is a VC image processing source code, using Laplacian sharpening edge detection.
  这是一个VC图象处理源代码，用拉普拉斯锐化进行边缘检测。
• 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 contradictions are sharpening.
  矛盾正在加剧。
• 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。
• A good analogy for this is sharpening your pencil.
  一个好的比方是你削铅笔。