英语词汇“sharpen”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sharpensharpen /ˈʃɑrpən/ ●○○ verb

VERB TABLE

sharpen

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	sharpen
	he, she, it	sharpens
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	sharpened
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have sharpened
	he, she, it	has sharpened
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had sharpened
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will sharpen
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have sharpened

Continuous Form
Present	I	am sharpening
	he, she, it	is sharpening
	you, we, they	are sharpening
Past	I, he, she, it	was sharpening
	you, we, they	were sharpening
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been sharpening
	he, she, it	has been sharpening
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been sharpening
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be sharpening
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been sharpening

1[transitive] to make something have a sharper edge or point: Sharpen all your pencils before the test.2[transitive] to improve a skill or ability: Students will sharpen their writing skills.3[transitive] to make a feeling stronger and more urgent: The actions have sharpened tensions within the city.4[intransitive, transitive] to make an image become clearer, or to become clearer: The images sharpened on screen.5[intransitive, transitive] if someone’s voice sharpens, or if something sharpens it, it becomes high and loud, in an unpleasant way: “Why?” he said, his voice sharpening.6to make something clearer or more noticeable: He rewrote the speech to sharpen the message.