sharpens

基本解释

• vt.使尖銳；磨快；加劇
• vi.變尖銳

同根派生

英汉例句

用作及物動詞 (vt.)

• My pencil is blunt, could you lend me a knife to sharpen it?
  我的鉛筆鈍了，你能借我把刀子削一削嗎？
• Generations of urban living sharpened their wits.
  世代居住在城市裡使他們磨練了才智。
• Strikes will sharpen the country's dilemma.
  罷工將加劇這個國家的睏境。

用作不及物動詞 (vi.)

• The soldiers sharpened up their knives.
  戰士們把刀磨得鋒利。
• Jane voice sharpened as she became impatient.
  簡變得不耐煩了，聲音也變尖了。
• The debate sharpened considerably.
  辯論變得相儅激烈。