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ADJ-GRADED
鋒利的;銳利的
A sharp point or edge is very thin and can cut through things very easily. A sharp knife, tool, or other object has a point or edge of this kind.
例句
The other end of the twig is sharpened into a sharp point to use as a toothpick...
細枝的另一端被削尖用作牙簽。
Using a sharp knife, cut away the pith and peel from both fruits...
用一把鋒利的刀削去兩種水果的外皮和中果皮。
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ADJ-GRADED
尖的;有尖角的
You can describe a shape or an object as sharp if part of it or one end of it comes to a point or forms an angle.
例句
His nose was thin and sharp.
他的鼻子又細又尖。
...black sharp-toed cowboy boots.
黑色尖頭牛仔靴
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ADJ-GRADED
突然轉向的;急轉彎的
A sharp bend or turn is one that changes direction suddenly.
例句
I was approaching a fairly sharp bend that swept downhill to the left.
我正駛向下坡路上一個突然向左的急轉彎。
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ADJ-GRADED
(人)敏銳的，靈敏的，敏捷的，機靈的
If you describe someone as sharp, you are praising them because they are quick to notice, hear, understand, or react to things.
例句
He is very sharp, a quick thinker and swift with repartee...
他非常機敏，反應很快，并且能說會道。
Gates is known to be a superb analyst with a sharp eye and an excellent memory.
蓋茨是公認的杰出分析家，他目光敏銳且記憶力超群。
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ADJ-GRADED
(言辭)激烈的，尖銳的，尖刻的，嚴厲的
If someone says something in a sharp way, they say it suddenly and rather firmly or angrily, for example because they are warning or criticizing you.
例句
'Don't contradict your mother,' was Charles's sharp reprimand...
“不要和你媽媽頂嘴，”查爾斯嚴厲地斥責道。
That ruling had drawn sharp criticism from civil rights groups.
那項判決已遭到了民權組織的嚴厲批評。
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ADJ-GRADED
(變化、動作、感情等)急劇的，驟然的，大幅度的，強烈的
A sharp change, movement, or feeling occurs suddenly, and is great in amount, force, or degree.
例句
There's been a sharp rise in the rate of inflation...
通貨膨脹率已大幅上升。
Tennis requires a lot of short sharp movements...
打網球需要做大量快速而劇烈的動作。
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ADJ-GRADED
(差異)明顯的，鮮明的;(圖像、聲音等)清晰的
A sharp difference, image, or sound is very easy to see, hear, or distinguish.
例句
Many people make a sharp distinction between humans and other animals...
很多人認為人類和其他動物截然不同。
Her reticence was in sharp contrast to the glamour and star status of her predecessors...
她的寡言少語和前任們的光鮮亮麗、明星范兒十足形成了鮮明的對比。
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ADJ-GRADED
(味道或氣味)強烈的，苦的，沖的
A sharp taste or smell is rather strong or bitter, but is often also clear and fresh.
例句
...a colourless, almost odourless liquid with a sharp, sweetish taste...
一種幾乎無氣味的無色液體,嘗起來微甜，味道很沖
In the hot sun the rain-washed herbs smelled sharp and spicy and sweet all at once.
烈日下，被雨水沖刷過的香草聞起來既沖又香氣撲鼻。
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ADJ-GRADED
(天氣等)嚴寒的;(風)凜冽的
A sharp wind, or sharp cold, is so strong or intense that it almost hurts you when you are exposed to it.
例句
The wind was not as sharp and cruel as it had been.
風不像剛才那么凜冽和兇猛了。
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ADJ-GRADED
(衣服)整潔的，優雅的，時髦的
Sharp clothes are neat, elegant, and fashionable.
例句
Now politics is all about the right haircut and a sharp suit...
現在政界講究的無非是合適的發型和時髦的衣著。
A sharp dresser, Wyatt is never seen in casual clothes.
懷亞特衣著入時，從未有人見過他穿便裝。
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ADV
(…點)整;準時地
Sharp is used after stating a particular time to show that something happens at exactly the time stated.
例句
She planned to unlock the store at 8.00 sharp this morning.
她打算今天早上 8 點整準時開門營業。
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N-COUNT
(用于音符后)升半音的(常用＃符號表示)
Sharp is used after a letter representing a musical note to show that the note should be played or sung half a tone higher. Sharp is often represented by the symbol #.
例句
A solitary viola plucks a lonely, soft F sharp.
一把中提琴獨自奏出了一個寂寞柔和的升F 調。
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PHRASE
(活動或工作中)最困難的部分，最危險的部分
If you say that someone is at the sharp end of a particular activity or type of work, you mean that they are involved in the most difficult or dangerous aspects of it.
例句
Vincent French is a real estate broker at the sharp end of a tough and exacting business...
文森特·弗倫奇在房地產這個艱難行業做了最吃苦受累的不動產經紀人。
Working at the sharp end, many of us have noted an increase in the number of patients attending surgeries.
從事一線工作，我們很多人已經注意到來做手術的病人越來越多。
Noun
1. a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
2. a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
Adjective
1. (of something seen or heard) clearly defined;
"a sharp photographic image""the sharp crack of a twig""the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"2. ending in a sharp point
3. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions;
"an acute observer of politics and politicians""incisive comments""icy knifelike reasoning""as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang""penetrating insight""frequent penetrative observations"4. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence;
"a smart businessman""an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease""he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"5. harsh;
"sharp criticism""a sharp-worded exchange""a tart remark"6. high-pitched and sharp;
"piercing screams""a shrill whistle"7. extremely steep;
"an abrupt canyon""the precipitous rapids of the upper river""the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings""a sharp drop"8. keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point;
"a sharp pain""sharp winds"9. very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation;
"an incisive mind""a keen intelligence""of sharp and active intellect"10. having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing;
"a sharp knife""a pencil with a sharp point"11. sour or bitter in taste
12. raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone;
"C sharp"13. very sudden and in great amount or degree;
"a sharp drop in the stock market"14. quick and forceful;
"a sharp blow"Adverb
1. changing suddenly in direction and degree;
"the road twists sharply after the light""turn sharp left here"