LEFT/RIGHT 左;右 2
(8/f)〜left/right turning suddenly to
the left or right向广而右急转
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MUSIC 音乐 3 (comparat/ve sharp.er,no swpe/Vflf/Ve) above
the correct pitch (= how high or
low a note sounds) 偏高音地EH3FLAT
■
noun 1 {music a note played a semitone/half tone higher than the
note that is named. The written symbol is (#)升爭音:ft’s a d萌cuZt pi’ece ’to ptay,力〇/s/iarps cmd介its.这支乐曲不好演奏,到处是升半音、降半音。
Win flat —r compare natural n.{2) 2 sharps [pt.] {medical E) things with a sharp
edge or point, such as needles,and syringe^锐利的车西(如针、注•器等): the sa/e disposd o/sha/ps奴有利刃溆尖刺的东西的安全
处置
sharp-en /'Jaipan; NAmE 'Xairpan/ verb 1 to make sth sharper;,
to become.sharper使)变得锋利,变得清
晰:[VN〇 This fcm/e needs sharpemng•这把刀需要
0
[V] 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。2 if a sense or
feeling sharpens or sth sharpens it, it becomes stronger and/or clearer (使感觉或感情)i卩强,加重,
变得更明显:[VN] TTie sea air
s/ia?pened our appetites•海
上的空气增进了我们:的食欲。[also
V] 3 [VN] to make a
disagreement between people, or an issue on which people disagree, clearer and
more likely to produce a result 使尖锐;使明朗:rhere is a need to Parpen the /ocus 〇/ the discu^on.有必要使讨论的焦点更加集中。
4 〜(sth) (up) to become or make
sth better,more skilful, more
effective,etc. than before'(使)提高,改
善 HTTI improve : [V] He needs to sharpen up before
the Olympic triak.在奧运会选拔赛之前;他需要进一步提
高■自 B。0 [VN]
She’s doing a course to sharpen her busi- nesssfcito.她正进修,以提高自己的业务技巧。5[V,VN] if your voice
sharpens or sth sharpens it, it becomes high and loud in an unpleasant-way:(.使声音 变得.尖
锐,变得刺耳
sharp*en-er /'Ja:pn0(r); NAmE 'Ja:rp-/ noun (usually in compounds
^ 常构点复合词)a tooi or machine that
makes things sharp 磨具;削;ir:
a penci〖 sharpener 卷 笔刀◊ a fcm/e
sharpener磨刀石
.sharp-1 eyed adj. able to see very well
and quick to notice things 眼奂的i;目1 光敏锐的 S33
observant: A sharp-eyed reader
spotted the mistake in yesterday^ 个眼尖的读者发现了昨天报纸上的错误。
sharp-ish NAmE 'XairpiX/ adv. {BrE, informal)
quickly; in a short time 迅速;示义;_,'乌上
sharp-ly
〇T» /'Jaipli; /S/AmE'Jairpli/
adv.
1
in a critical, rough or severe way 尖刻地;严厉地;猛
烈地:77ie report was sharply criticaZ 〇/ the
poZice.报道
烈地捧击 T
警方。◊ ‘Is there a
proWem?’ he asfced sharpy. “有*问题吗?”他厉声喝问。2 suddenly and by a
large amount 急剧地;突然大 _ 度地:Profits fell sharpy /oHowfng the
takeover.接管后,利润突然大 _
度 降低。◊ 77ie road /eH to the sea.’ 公路陡然下
坡,通向大海。3 in a way that
clearly shoWs• the differences between two things 鲜明地;明显地:Their experiences
contrast sharply with those of other children. 他们的经历和其他孩子的形成鲜明的对比。4 quickly and suddenly
or loudly迅疾而突然地;急促而大声地:She moved sharply
across the room to block his exit.
冲到门口,挡住他的去路。:◊ He ra即ed sha/^y on t/ie
window.他猛敲窗户。5 used to. emphasize that sth has a sharp point or edge (用以强调物体尖锐或锋利]: sharp/y
pointed 尖尖的
sharp-shoot°er /'Xaip^uita^); NAmE 'Ja:rp-/ noun a person who is skilled at shooting a gun 神枪手;■神射手
shat pt, pp of shit
shatter /'Jaet8(r)/ verb 1 ~ (sth) (into sth) to suddenly break into small pieces; to
make sth suddenly break into small pieces f 使 破碎,碎裂:[V] He dropped the
vase ancHt shattered into pieces on the 月oor.他吳手把花 瓶掉到地板上摔碎了。◊ the sound 〇/shattering giass 玻 璃破碎的声音◊ [VN] The
expiosion shattered aH the wimiows in the budding.大楼所有的玻璃都在爆炸中震碎
T 〇 2 ~ (sth) (into sth) to destroy sth
completely, especially sb*s feelings, hopes or beliefs; to be destroyed in
this way (使感情、希望或信念等)粉碎,破灭;被粉
comp〖etdy shattered.安娜的自信心彻底崩溃了。◊ Her experience of divorce shattered her illusions about
love. 她的离婚经历使她对爱情的幻想破灭了。◊[V]Myvvho〖e worZd shattered into a miHion pieces.我的整个世界全塌 了。 3 [VN]
to make sb feel extremely shocked and upset使极为惊愕难过;给予极太打击:,77ie unexj^cted death o/t/ieir son
shattered them.儿〒的意外死亡给他们 带来沉重的打走。
shat-tered /'Jaetad; NAmE -tard/ adj. 1 very
shocked and upset非常惊愕难过的;遭受极夫打击的:TTie experience
her/eeZin^ ai?so〖uteiy shattered.她在这次 经历之后,感到彻底垮了2 (8/f,/Vj/o/?m7/),very tired 釦
疲力尽的 BBC1 EXHAUSTED
shat-ter-ing /'Jaetarir)/ adj. 1 very
shocking and upset- ting令人非常惊愕难过的;给人以极大打击的:a shat- tering
experience令人痛苦不堪的经历◊ TTie news o/h〖‘s death came as a
shattering bZovv.他的死讯让人惊把不 fi。2 very
loud 非常响亮的 H7TI
deafening ► shat-
teringly adv.
’shatter-proof
designed
not to shatter 防碎的;
不碎昀:shatter-proo/giass防碎玻璃
shauri /'Jauri:/ noun {EAfr^) something
that needs to be discussed or decided; something that causes a problem
需要讨论:(或决定)的事;麻烦事;问题
shave
/Xerv/
verb, noun
m verb 1 to cut hair from the
skin, especially the face, using a razor
剃(须发);(尤指)刮脸:fv] Mifce cut hinwd/
s/iaWng.迈克刮胡子时把脸划破了。◊ [VN] TTie
nurse washed and shaved him.护士,给他洗了脸,刮了胡 ■子。◊ a shaved /read 剌光的头 一 picture c> hair — see also shaven 2 [VN] to cut a small amount
off a price, etc.(少量地)削减,调低,降价:The firm had shaved pro/it margins.公司调低了利润率。iuii;yi .shave sth^
,off I
.shave
sth off sth 1
to remove a beard or moustache by
shaving 剃掉,刮去(胡须.):CftarZes decided to
shave ojf his beard, i尔斯灰定刮掉胡:子
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to cut very thin pieces
from the surface of wood, etc. 削掉;创.去.;切掉:J had to shave a/ew
miHfmetres oj5F the door to mafce ft shut.我把门刨去了几毫米才能关上。
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to reduce a number by a
very small amount (微量 地)减少,缩小.:He shaved a tenth 〇/a second ojST the worW reco/U他把世界纪录缩短了十分之一秒。
_ an act of shaving 修面;刮脸;剃.须:I need, a shave.我需要刮明芋 f :i ◊ to have a
shave 釗脸 IM see close2 adj.
shaven /.Jeivn/ with all the
hair shaved off 弟ij 光 的;刮 _
净的:a shaven head 剃 的.头一see also clean-shaven ——compare UNSHAVEN shaver/'J'eiva(r)/ (also e.lectric 'razor) noun an
electric tool for shaving 电动剃须刀 一 compare
razor shaving cream, shaving foam noun [u]
special cream or foam for
spreading over the face with a shaving brush before shaving 剃须膏;修面霜
shav-ings /'Jerviqz/ noun [pi.]
thin pieces cut from a piece of wood, etc. using a sharp tool, especially a PLANE
(刨等削下的)削片;.刨在 Sha^vu-oth /J'p'vuias; Jaivu'Dt; NAmE Xa'vuiout;
-ou0/ (also .Feast
of 'Weeks, Pente-cast) noun [U] a
Jewish festival that takes place 50 days
after the second day of Passover七七节,五旬节(犹夫人节:日,在逾越节次自之
后第50天)
shawl /Soil/ noun a large piece of cloth worn by a woman
around the shoulders or head, or wrapped around a baby (女甩)披巾,披肩;襁褓
Shaw-nee /'Joini:/ noun (pi. Shavy^nee
or
Shaw-n^es)
a
member of a Native American people, many of whom now live in the US state of
Oklahoma 肖尼.入(美洲土
萬,很多现局于美国俄克拉何马州)
she
〇"w /Ji; strong form
Si:l pron., noun ■ pron. (used as the subject
of a verb 用作■动词的主语y a female person or
animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified 她;(指雌性动物) 它:‘What does your sister
do?’. ‘She’s a dentist株姐 姐做什么工作??“她是牙科医生。” ◊■Doesn’t
she (=the woman we are looking at) look like Sue?
去不是很像休吗? •
一 compare her
pra/i.