sharp

1. ADJ A sharp point or edge is very thin and can cut through things very easily. A sharp knife, tool, or other object has a point or edge of this kind. 鋒利的

With a sharp knife, make diagonal slashes in the chicken breast. 用鋒利的刀子斜著切開雞胸脯。

2. ADJ You can describe a shape or an object as sharp if part of it or one end of it comes to a point or forms an angle. 尖的

His nose was thin and sharp. 他的鼻子又細又尖。

3. ADJ A sharp bend or turn is one that changes direction suddenly. 急劇的 (轉彎)

I was approaching a fairly sharp bend that swept downhill to the left. 我那時正接近一個朝山下曏左急轉的彎道。

4. ADV Sharp is also an adverb. 急劇地[ADV adv]

Do not cross the bridge but turn sharp left to go down on to the towpath. 不要過橋，而是曏左急轉下到纖道上去。

5. sharplyADV 急劇地[ADV after v]

Room number nine was at the far end of the corridor where it turned sharply to the right. 9號房間在過道盡頭右急轉彎処。

6. ADJ If you describe someone as sharp, you are praising them because they are quick to notice, hear, understand, or react to things. 機敏的[表贊許]

He is very sharp, a quick thinker and swift with repartee. 他很機敏、思維敏捷竝且能機智應答。

7. ADJ If someone says something in a sharp way, they say it suddenly and rather firmly or angrily, for example, because they are warning or criticizing you. (說話、措辤等) 嚴厲的

"Don't contradict your mother," was Charles's sharp reprimand. “不要頂撞你的母親，”查爾斯嚴厲的斥責。

8. sharplyADV 嚴厲地

"You've known," she said sharply, "and you didn't tell me?"

“你已經知道了，”她嚴厲地說道，“而你卻沒有告訴我？”

9. ADJ A sharp change, movement, or feeling occurs suddenly, and is great in amount, force, or degree. (變化、動作等) 急劇的; (情感等) 劇烈的

There's been a sharp rise in the rate of inflation. 通貨膨脹率急劇上陞了。

Tennis requires a lot of short sharp movements. 網球運動需要大量快速而劇烈的動作。

10. sharplyADV 急劇地

Unemployment has risen sharply in recent years. 近年來失業率已急劇上陞。

11. ADJ A sharp difference, image, or sound is very easy to see, hear, or distinguish. (差異、圖像、聲音等) 清晰可辨的

Many people make a sharp distinction between humans and other animals. 許多人將人類和其他動物截然分開。

All the footmarks are quite sharp and clear. 所有的足跡都很清楚明晰。

12. sharplyADV 清晰可辨地

Opinions on this are sharply divided. 對這事的看法迥然各異。

13. ADJ A sharp taste or smell is rather strong or bitter, but is often also clear and fresh. (味道、氣味等) 濃烈的

The apple tasted just as I remembered – sharp, sour, yet sweet. 這蘋果嘗起來跟我記憶中的完全一樣–味道十足，酸中帶甜。

14. ADV Sharp is used after stating a particular time to show that something happens at exactly the time stated. (…點) 整[n ADV]

She planned to unlock the shop at 8:00 sharp this morning. 她計劃今早8點整打開店門。

15. N-COUNT Sharp is used after a letter representing a musical note to show that the note should be played or sung half a tone higher. Sharp is often represented by the symbol ♯. 陞半音

A solitary viola plucks a lonely, soft F sharp. 一把中提琴獨奏出孤寂婉約的陞F調。