1.锋利的；锐利的；尖的having a fine edge or point, especially of sth that can cut or make a hole in sth
a sharp knife锋利的刀
sharp teeth锋利的牙齿
2.[ubn]（变化）急剧的，骤然的sudden and rapid, especially of a change in sth
a sharp drop in prices价格的骤降
a sharp rise in crime犯罪率的急剧上升
a sharp increase in unemployment失业人数的剧增
He heard a sharp intake of breath .他听到猛地倒吸一口气的声音。
We need to give young criminals a short, sharp shock(= a punishment that is very unpleasant for a short time) .对青少年罪犯我们需要给以短暂但严厉的惩处。
3.[ubn]清楚明确的；清晰的；鲜明的clear and definite
a sharp outline清晰的轮廓
The photograph is not very sharp(= there are no clear contrasts between areas of light and shade) .这张照片不是很清晰。
She drew a sharp distinction between domestic and international politics.她将国内政治和国际政治截然分开。
In sharp contrast to her mood, the clouds were breaking up to reveal a blue sky.乌云渐渐散开，露出了蓝天，这和她的情绪形成了鲜明的对照。
The issue must be brought into sharper focus.必须更集中关注这个问题。
4.敏锐的；灵敏的；敏捷的quick to notice or understand things or to react
to have sharp eyes有敏锐的眼睛
a girl of sharp intelligence聪颖的女孩
a sharp sense of humour很强的幽默感
He kept a sharp lookout for any strangers.他警惕地守望着，不放过任何一个陌生人。
It was very sharp of you to see that!你能看到这一点，很有洞察力！
5.尖锐的；严厉的critical or severe
sharp criticism尖锐的批评
Emma has a sharp tongue(= she often speaks in an unpleasant or unkind way) .埃玛说话尖刻。
He was very sharp with me when I was late.我迟到了，让他狠狠训了一通。
6.[ubn]突然而响亮的loud, sudden and often high in tone
She read out the list in sharp, clipped tones.她清脆快速地宣读了名单。
There was a sharp knock on the door.敲门声大作。
7.（常指受伤似地）剧烈的，猛烈的very strong and sudden, often like being cut or wounded
He winced as a sharp pain shot through his leg.腿上一阵剧痛，疼得他龇牙咧嘴。
Polly felt a sharp pang of jealousy.波利感到一阵强烈的嫉妒。
8.（方向）急转的changing direction suddenly
a sharp bend in the road公路上的急转弯
a sharp turn to the left向左的急转
9.强烈略苦的；辛辣的；刺鼻的strong and slightly bitter
The cheese has a distinctively sharp taste.这奶酪味道很冲。
10.严寒的；凛冽的used to describe a very cold or very severe frost or wind
11.狡猾的；诡诈的clever but possibly dishonest
His lawyer's a sharp operator .他的律师是个老狐狸。
The firm had to face some sharp practice from competing companies.公司不得不面对竞争对手们的小动作。
12.[ubn]时髦的；入时的fashionable and new
The consultants were a group of men in sharp suits .顾问都是些衣着入时的男人。
Todd is a sharp dresser .托德衣着时髦。
13.瘦削的；不丰满的not full or round in shape
a man with a thin face and sharp features(= a pointed nose and chin)脸瘦而棱角分明的男人
14.（用于音符后，表示该音符）升半音的used after the name of a note to mean a note a semitone/half tone higher
the Piano Sonata in C sharp minor升 C 小调钢琴奏鸣曲
15.偏高音的above the correct pitch (= how high or low a note sounds)
That note sounded sharp.这个音听着偏高。
You'd better look sharp or you'll be late.你得快点，不然就迟到了。
You'd better look sharp or you'll be late.你得快点，不然就迟到了。
He's not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer, is he?他的脑子不灵活，是不是？
He's not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer, is he?他的脑子不灵活，是不是？
He started work at the sharp end of the business, as a salesman.他从这一行最为棘手的工作做起，当了推销员。
He started work at the sharp end of the business, as a salesman.他从这一行最为棘手的工作做起，当了推销员。
1.（用于表时间的词语后，表示准时）…整used after an expression for a time of day to mean ‘exactly’
Please be here at seven o'clock sharp.请七点整到这里。
2.~ left/right向左╱向右急转turning suddenly to the left or right
3.偏高音地above the correct pitch (= how high or low a note sounds)
1.升号a note played a semitone/half tone higher than the note that is named. The written symbol is (#)
It's a difficult piece to play, full of sharps and flats.这支乐曲不好演奏，到处是升降记号。
2.[pl]锐利的东西（如针、注射器等）things with a sharp edge or point, such as needles and syringes
the safe disposal of sharps对有利刃或尖刺的东西的安全处置
It gives him the sharpest sense of his own identity, as well as the conditions of efficient work.
这种生活使他有了极其深刻的自我认识，也给了他好好工作的环境。
But Chinese exports fell almost 3% in December from a year earlier -- the sharpest drop in at least 10 years.
但是中国出口今年降低了3%——是至少10年内最大的降低。
This sweeping panorama is one of the sharpest infrared pictures ever made of the galactic center region.
这个漩涡中心的全景图是银河核心区最清晰的红外图之一。
The sharpest part of the image should be the point of interest, so take care when focusing.
图片最突出的地方应该在于吸引点，所以需要注意聚焦。
North America is likely to see the sharpest retrenchment, but Schlumberger's announcement suggests international projects could follow.
北美的收缩幅度可能最大，但斯伦贝谢的公告表明世界各地的项目也可能紧跟其后。
A few years ago, one of the sharpest and smartest researchers at the Beijing Wall Street Journal bureau won a full scholarship to Columbia.
几年之前，华尔街日报北京办事处一位最是聪明伶俐的研究员获得了哥伦比亚大学全额奖学金。
AMERICA as a whole has just endured its sharpest recession since the 1930s, and the recovery is still fragile.
美国作为一个整体刚刚经历了自1930年代以来最严重的衰退，而且复苏依然不明朗。
But Republican Senator Jim Bunning, one of the Fed's sharpest critics, said Time's pick was a reward for "failure. "
但共和党参议员吉姆•邦宁认为，《时代》杂志的这一选择是在褒奖“失败”。
When it comes to computers, I'm not 'the sharpest knife in the drawer, ' and I only use my laptop for very simple, basic tasks.
我在电脑方面可以说是个井底之蛙，我只是用笔记本电脑做些非常简单，基本的工作。
his sharpest childhood memory was of being one of the "poor" , sleeping on deck, on the family's return in 1925 from Canada to Scotland.
他最刻骨铭心的童年记忆就是“贫穷”，1925年随家人从加拿大回苏格兰时，穷得睡在甲板上。
The sharpest downturn in growth since the financial crisis doesn't appear to have dampened the spirits of China's consumers too much.
中国经济增长经历了金融危机爆发以来最急剧的放缓，但这似乎对中国消费者的情绪并没有太大影响。
Japanese retail sales suffered their sharpest decline in more than two years last month, underlining the weakness of household spending.
日本零售业销售额上个月出现逾两年以来幅度最大的下滑，突显出日本家庭购买力疲弱。
Some investors said Cerberus fundholders were likely to have to accept the sharpest discounts on stake sales in the secondary market.
一些投资者表示，Cerberus的基金持有者在二级市场上出售股权时，可能不得不接受大幅折价。
The Obama-Clinton duel was among the most vicious in Democratic Party history, and some of the sharpest clashes were over foreign policy.
奥巴马和希拉里的对决是民主党历史上最惨烈的竞争之一，尤其在外交政策方面二人有过多次猛烈的碰撞交火。
The European Commission's May economic sentiment indicator recorded its sharpest fall since the aftermath of the 2008 financial meltdown.
欧委会5月份的经济情绪指数创下自2008年金融崩溃以来最快的下跌。
Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine.
它把自己钉在最尖最长的刺上，在蓁蓁树枝间婉转啼鸣。
Singing among the savage branches , it impale itself upon the longest, sharpest spine .
它把自己钉在最尖最长的刺上，在蓁蓁树枝间婉啭啼鸣。
As the IFS spells out, Labour's plan, though thin on detail, implies the sharpest cuts in spending on public services since the late 1970s.
财政研究机构认为，虽然工党的计划透露的细节很少，但这暗示着在公共服务方面的开支减少的幅度将最大，从20世纪70年代末以来一直如此。
This singular accident, by a strange confluence of emotions in him, was felt as the sharpest sting of all.
他百感交集，这非同寻常的意外使他的心里感到一种无以复加的剧痛。
And in the debate over D-Day, all of their gifts and quirks, genius and weaknesses, came into sharpest focus.
在有关登陆日的辩论中，他们的种种天赋与怪僻、才能与弱点都成了人们瞩目的焦点。
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