sharpen /'ʃɑ:pn/
Meaning
English definition
- (v.) make sharp or sharper
- (v.) make crisp or more crisp and precise
- (v.) become sharp or sharper
Chinese translation
- vt. 使尖锐, 使敏捷, 加重, 削尖
- vi. 尖锐化, 变锋利
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /'ʃɑ:pn/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · TOEFL
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.15 · Super Super Rare
Word forms
sharpened, sharpening, sharpens
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share · sharp · shark · sharply · sharpener
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