sharpen
UKʃɑːpən
US'ʃɑ:pən
معنی فارسی
تيزکردن تيزشدن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/shär´pǝn/vt., vi.
● تیز کردن
to sharpen a knife
چاقو تیز کردن
to sharpen one's appetite
(مجازی) اشتهای کسی را تحریک کردن
● تند کردن یا شدن، شدید کردن یا شدن
to sharpen a pain
درد را شدید کردن
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- make sharp or sharper “sharpen the knives” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
- make crisp or more crisp and precise “We had to sharpen our arguments” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
- become sharp or sharper “The debate sharpened” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s”
- put (an image) into focus “Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie” “Cause: focus, focalize, focalise” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something” “Somebody ----s something PP”
- make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s somebody” “Something ----s something”
- raise the pitch of (musical notes) “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something”
- make (one's senses) more acute “This drug will sharpen your vision” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
- give a point to “The candles are tapered” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something”
مترادفها
verb active
1. Edge, make keen, point.
2. Make eager.
3. Sharp, make shrill.
4. Intensify, make more intense.