sharpen
US: /ˈʃɑɹpən/
UK: /ʃˈɑːpən/
UK: /ʃˈɑːpən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
sharpen /'ʃɑ:pən/
- động từ
- mài, vót cho nhọn
- to sharpen a pencil: vót bút chì
- mài sắc
- to sharpen vigilance: mài sắc tinh thần cảnh giác
- to sharpen one's judgment: mài sắc óc phán đoán
- làm tăng thêm, làm trầm trọng thêm, làm sâu sắc thêm
- to sharpen a contradiction: thêm mâu thuẫn
- (âm nhạc) đánh dấu thăng
- mài, vót cho nhọn
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
1 to make sth sharper; to become sharper: [VN] She sharpened her pencils and started drawing. + This knife needs sharpening. + [V] The outline of the trees sharpened as it grew lighter.
2 if a sense or feeling sharpens or sth sharpens it, it becomes stronger and/or clearer: [VN] Her hearing was sharpened by fear. + The sea air sharpened our appetites. + Clare's kindness sharpened his awareness of the differences between them. [also V]
3 [VN] to make a disagreement between people, or an issue on which people disagree, clearer and more likely to produce a result: There is a need to sharpen the focus of the discussion.
4 ~ (sth) (up) to become or make sth better, more skilful, more effective, etc. than before
Synonym: IMPROVE
[V] He needs to sharpen up before the Olympic trials. + [VN] She's doing a course to sharpen her business skills. + We're looking to sharpen up the product's image.
5 [V, VN] if your voice sharpens or sth sharpens it, it becomes high and loud in an unpleasant way
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
hone, grind, strop, whet:
Of what use is a knife if you don't sharpen it periodically?
Concise English dictionary
sharpens|sharpened|sharpeningʃɑrpən /ʃɑːpən
verb
+make sharp or sharper
+make sharp or sharper
+become sharp or sharper
+put (an image) into focus
+make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper
+raise the pitch of (musical notes)
+give a point to
+make (one's senses) more acute
