单词详解

 adj.

A. 锋利的，尖的 (having or made by a thin edge or sharp point, suitable for cutting or piercing)

You must be very careful with this sharp knife. 你用这把锋利的刀子必须很小心。

     Pay attention to the cat’s sharp claws. 注意猫的锋利的爪子。

B. 陡的，急转的 (raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone)

The driver found the sharp left turn very difficult.

司机发现那个左急转弯车子很难开。

C. 急剧的，激烈的 (very sudden and in great amount or degree )

There was another sharp drop in the stock market today.今天股市又一次大幅度下跌。

There is a sharp drop in the prices.价格出现暴跌。

D. 敏锐的，机警的 [(+at)]  (quick and forceful)

The young woman studied the young man with her sharp bright eyes.

年轻女士以其明亮锐利的眼睛端详这年轻男士。 

It was very sharp of you to have noticed that.

你注意到了这一点是够机灵的。

E. 苛刻的，严厉的，易怒的 [(+with)]  (having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or

    tones)

She’s got a sharp tongue. 她说话很刻薄。

相关词组

1. sharp rise  激增；激涨

There is a sharp rise in the prices. 价格出现暴涨。

2. sharp drop  暴跌

There is a sharp drop in the prices. 价格出现暴跌。

相关单词

 副词：sharply

比较级：sharper

最高级：sharpest

名词：sharpness