一、详细释义:


adj.

锋利的,尖锐的


例句:

I cut my finger on a sharp stone.

我的手指被一块锋利的石头划破了.


例句:

Jim got a small stab in his hand when he grabbed a sharp corner of his toy.

吉姆抓到玩具的尖角上,把手刺了个小伤口。


(指曲线、弯、斜坡等)急转的,陡峭的


例句:

Whatever it was had thrown her Dodge off course as she rounded a sharp curve.

就在她急转弯时,不知是什么东西使她的道驱车脱离了车道。


例句:

Remember to throttle down before you go round a sharp corner.

务必记住,急转弯前要减速。


灵敏的,敏锐的,机警的


例句:

The famous writer is still sharp in thought though he has attained the age of ninety-two.

这位著名作家虽已九十二岁高龄,但仍然思维敏捷。


例句:

His hearing is very sharp.

他的听觉很灵敏。


轮廓鲜明的,明显的,清晰的


例句:

The rim of the sun was blazing up over a sharp horizon.

轮廓鲜明的地平线上,一轮旭日喷薄欲出。


例句:

That photograph is not sharp enough.

那张照片不够清晰。


尖刻的,严厉的;易怒的


例句:

She's got a sharp tongue.

她说话很刻薄。


例句:

His hostility to the woman found vent in a sharp remark.

他用尖刻的话来发泄对那个女人的忌恨。


强烈的,辛辣的,刺鼻的,刺骨的,刺耳的


例句:

This cheese has a sharp flavor.

这种乳酪的味道很刺激。


例句:

Ben was awakened by a gunshot. The sharp noise came through the thick stone walls of the house.

本被枪声惊醒过来,那尖锐的声音穿过房子坚厚的石头墙而传过来。


迅速的,敏捷的,活跃的


例句:

His step was not as sharp and firm.

他的脚步不再像从前那样敏捷、坚实。


例句:

He is a young man of sharp and active intellect.

他是一个具有敏锐而活跃头脑的年青人。


【贬】过分精明的,狡猾的,不择手段的


例句:

He is a sharp businessman.

他是个精明的生意人。


例句:

He's pretty sharp when it comes to feathering his own nest.

捞起钱来他倒是很精明的。


【音】偏高的,升半音的

【口】(过分)时髦的,漂亮的


例句:

Uncle George's new car is really sharp.

乔治叔叔的新车实在设计优美。


例句:

You really look sharp in that new outfit.

你穿那套衣服看起来很帅。


adv.

【口】整(指时刻)


例句:

It's twelve o'clock sharp.

现在是十二点整。


例句:

The lecture started at three o'clock sharp.

讲座于三点整开始。


【口】突然地,急剧地

【音】偏高地


例句:

That note sounded sharp.

那个音调听起来偏高。


v.

【音】把(音调)提高半音;升音演唱(或演奏)

二、词义辨析:


keen,acute,sharp,shrewd

这些形容词均有“锐利的、敏锐的、机敏的”之意。 keen多指对复杂艰深的事物或问题有敏锐的观察和敏捷的理解。 acute侧重感觉敏锐,能分辨出一般人难以觉察的细微区别。 sharp指人头脑精明、敏锐或机警。 shrewd指有头脑,善于判断分析,精明过人。


三、相关短语:


look sharp

赶快,快点,加油


四、参考例句:


He has sharp gustation.

他的味觉很灵敏。


Cats have sharp claw.

猫有锐利的爪子。


Cats have sharp claws.

猫有锋利的爪子。


The eagle has sharp eyes.

鹰有锐利的目光。


This is a sharp shave.

这是一把锋利的剃刀。


The cat has sharp claws.

猫有尖利的爪子。


The knife is very sharp.

这把刀非常锋利。


He is a sharp businessman.

他是个精明的生意人。


Have you a sharp pencil?

你有尖的铅笔吗?


She looked sharp and ready.

她看起来精明而沉稳。