sharpen

英语

词源

源自中古英语 scharpenen、scharpnen，等同于sharp +‎ -en。

发音

• (通用美式) 国际音标^(帮助): /ˈʃɑɹpɨn/

  • 音频 (英式)：

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• 韵部：-ɑː(ɹ)pən

动词

sharpen (第三人称单数简单现在时 sharpens，现在分词 sharpening，一般过去时及过去分词 sharpened)

1. (及物) 削尖，磨锋利；(比喻义) 加强，加重

   to sharpen a pencil or a knife or a musical note

   削铅笔，磨刀，加重音符

   • Template:RQ:Burke Reflections

     He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill.

   • 2013年7月26日, Leo Hickman, “How algorithms rule the world”, 出自 The Guardian Weekly, 第 189 卷, 第 7 期，第 26 页:

     The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. […] who, if anyone, is policing their use. Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing revelations about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help it interpret the colossal amounts of data it has collected from its covert dragnet of international telecommunications.

     （请为本引文添加中文翻译）

2. (不及物) 变尖

近义词

• hone 〈喻〉
• whet

反义词

• blunt
• blur

派生词

• sharpener

异序词

• Hapners, pherans