sharp
n. 半升音调, 利刃, 骗子 a. 锋利的, 明显的, 敏锐的, 急剧的, 尖刻的, 严厉的, 刺耳的, 精明的 adv. 锐利地, 急速地
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词形变化
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教材释义与例句
尖头；骗子；内行
磨快；把音调升高
打扮；升音演奏
急剧的；锋利的；强烈的；敏捷的；刺耳的
having a very thin edge or point that can cut things easily
急剧地；锐利地；突然地
Sharp is also an adverb
释义与例句
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1.
The symbol ⟨♯⟩, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played one chromatic semitone higher.
音乐The pitch pipe sounded out a perfect F♯ (F sharp).
Transposition frequently is harder to read because of all the sharps and flats on the staff.
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A note that is played one chromatic semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ⟨♯⟩.
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A note that is sharp in a particular key.
音乐The piece was difficult to read after it had been transposed, since in the new key many notes were sharps.
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The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
音乐Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is written in C♯ minor (C sharp minor).
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Something that is sharp.
Place sharps in the specially marked red container for safe disposal.
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Something that is sharp.
A hypodermic syringe.
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Something that is sharp.
A scalpel or other edged instrument used in surgery.
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Something that is sharp.
A sharp object; any item pointed enough to injure human skin.
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A dishonest person; a cheater.
The casino kept in the break room a set of pictures of known sharps for the bouncers to see.
This usage is often classified as a variant spelling of shark, and unrelated to the 'pointed' or 'cutting' meanings of sharp.
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Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
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A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.
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Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings.
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An expert.
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A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).
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Alternative form of sharpie (“type of fishing boat”).
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To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.
音乐That new musician must be tone deaf: he sharped half the notes of the song!
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To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
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To sharpen.
废旧 及物
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Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
锐利
尖锐
I keep my knives sharp so that they don't slip unexpectedly while carving.
Ernest made the pencil too sharp and accidentally stabbed himself with it.
a face with sharp features
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Intelligent.
非正式My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old.
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3.
Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ⟨♯⟩ after the name of the note).
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4.
Higher in pitch than required.
音乐The orchestra's third violin several times was sharp about an eighth of a tone.
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5.
Having a strong acrid or acidic taste.
Milly couldn't stand sharp cheeses when she was pregnant, because they made her nauseated.
This grapefruit is especially sharp.
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Sudden, abrupt, intense, rapid.
A pregnant woman during labor normally experiences a number of sharp contractions.
The man turned and made a sharp movement towards the door.
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Illegal or dishonest.
非正式Michael had a number of sharp ventures that he kept off the books.
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Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd, verging on dishonest.
非正式a sharp dealer, a sharp customer, sharp practice
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Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
You'll need sharp aim to make that shot.
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Offensive, critical, or acrimonious; stern or harsh.
sharp criticism
When the two rivals met, first there were sharp words, and then a fight broke out.
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Stylish, smart or attractive.
非正式You look so sharp in that tuxedo!
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12.
Observant; alert; acute.
Keep a sharp watch on the prisoners. I don't want them to escape!
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Quick and alert.
Jones, the centre forward, made a sharp start to the game.
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Strongly distinguishing or differentiating; acute.
a sharp contrast, a sharp distinction
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Forming a small or tight angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
Drive down Main for three quarters of a mile, then make a sharp right turn onto Pine.
a sharp turn or curve
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Steep; precipitous; abrupt.
a sharp ascent or descent
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Said of as extreme a value as possible.
数学Sure, any planar graph can be five-colored. But that result is not sharp: in fact, any planar graph can be four-colored. That is sharp: the same can't be said for any lower number.
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Tactical; risky.
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Piercing; keen; severe; painful.
a sharp pain; the sharp and frosty winter air
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Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.
a sharp appetite
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Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.
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Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.
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Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone; aspirated; unvoiced.
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Hungry.
废旧
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In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses.
To a point or edge.
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In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses.
Piercingly.
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In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses.
Eagerly.
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In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses.
So as to make a sharp, or tight, angle.
South of the city the river turns sharp to the east.
sharp left, sharp right
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Exactly.
整
I'll see you at twelve o'clock sharp.
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In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.
音乐I didn't enjoy the concert much because the soprano sang sharp on all the high notes.
Whereas Matilda Milner frequently sang sharp, in spite of the efforts of Miss Brown, who played the accompaniment, to give her the right note and keep her in tune.
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词源
From Middle English scharp, from Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognate with West Frisian skerp, Low German scherp, scharp, schaarp, Dutch scherp, German scharf, Danish skarp. Compare Irish cearb (“keen; cutting”), Latin acerbus (“tart, bitter”), Tocharian B kärpye (“rough”), Latvian skârbs (“sharp, rough”), Russian щерба (ščerba, “notch”), Polish szczerba (“gap, dent, jag, chip, nick, notch”), Albanian harb (“rudeness”). More at shear.
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