sharpened

Were we to do nothing until the knife was sharpened?

难道要我们什么都不干而一直等到把刀磨快 吗 ?

Ads, political campaigns, and spam have sharpened the art of persuasion and given it a quantitative edge.

广告、政治运动与垃圾邮件已经提高了我们说服的技术，并赋予它数量的优势。

Studying has really sharpened her critical faculties.

学习的确增强了她的判断能力。

...a pencil sharpened with a razor blade.

用剃须刀片削的铅笔

The sea air sharpened our appetites.

海上的空气增进了我们的食欲。

Her gaze sharpened, as if she had seen something unusual.

她眼睛一亮，仿佛看见了什么不寻常的事情。

The debate sharpened when she joined in it.

她加入以后,争论变得尖锐了.

The fashion designers have sharpened up their act in the last few years

时装设计师在过去的几年间表现得更出色了。

When the students came in, sharpened pencils in hand, there was not a bluebook in sight.

当学生走进教室，削好手中的铅笔后，眼前却没有任何的试卷。

The saleswoman raised an eyebrow skeptically; her voice sharpened.

女推销员疑惑的扬扬眉毛,提高了嗓门.

The other end of the twig is sharpened into a sharp point to use as a toothpick.

细枝的另一端被削尖用作牙签。

Lying hidden at her waist, was a sharpened dagger.

腰间别了一把磨得飞快的匕首.

The outline of the trees sharpened as it grew lighter.

随着天色转亮，树的轮廓变得清晰了。

Knives can be sharpened by grinding them against a rough stone.

刀能在一块粗石上磨快.

The case of Harris has sharpened the debate over capital punishment.

哈里斯案激化了人们对死刑的争论。

The other end of the twig is sharpened into a sharp point to use as a toothpick...

细枝的另一端被削尖用作牙签。

I had deliberately sharpened some points for their consumption.

我故意把某些点说得尖锐些供他们去研究.

He sharpened his knife in preparation for carving the meat.

他磨快了刀准备切肉.

He sharpened the edge of his knife on a grindstone.

他在磨石上磨快了他的刀刃.

That report, plus the revelation last month of the nuclear plant near Qom, has sharpened international focus on the Iranian program.

该报道以及上月关于库姆附近核设施的披露使国际社会更加关注伊朗核项目。

He earlier sharpened his driving skills behind the wheel of a Porsche in the 1980s, before he came to work at Toyota.

上世纪80年代，还未开始在丰田工作之前，他经常驾驶一辆保时捷（Porsche）汽车，练就了精湛的车技。

A knife is sharpened on the grindstone; steel is tempered in fire.

刀在石上磨, 钢在火中炼.

With urbanisation the antagonism between rich and poor sharpened

伴随着城市化的推进，贫富间的对立情绪也加剧了。

Discipline has sharpened them up.

纪律使他们更有效率了.

The air of Paris had exhilarated her and sharpened her wits.

巴黎的空气振奋了她,磨利了她的心智.

Sharp, flat or natural signs placed below the bass without other numbers indicate a sharpened or flattened third in the chord above it.

升、降、还原号位于低音下，不包含数字，表示其上和弦中的升降三度。

With urbanisation the antagonism between rich and poor sharpened.

伴随着城市化的推进，贫富间的对立情绪也加剧了。

The other end of the twig is sharpened into a sharp point to use as a toothpick

细枝的另一端被削尖用作牙签。

Her gaze sharpened, as if she had seen something unusual

她眼睛一亮，仿佛看见了什么不寻常的事情。

Sharpened to make a slaughter, Polished to flash like lightning!' Or shall we rejoice, the rod of My son despising every tree?

结21：10磨快为要行杀戮、擦亮为要像闪电.我们岂可快乐麽.罚我子的杖藐视各树。