sharp

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ʃɑːp/    美 /ʃɑɹp/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The symbol ⟨♯⟩, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played one chromatic semitone higher.
    — The pitch pipe sounded out a perfect F♯ (F sharp).
  2. A note that is played one chromatic semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ⟨♯⟩.
  3. A note that is sharp in a particular key.
    — The piece was difficult to read after it had been transposed, since in the new key many notes were sharps.
  4. The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
    — Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is written in C♯ minor (C sharp minor).
  5. Something that is sharp. plural-normally
    — Place sharps in the specially marked red container for safe disposal.
  6. Something that is sharp.; A hypodermic syringe. plural-normally
  7. Something that is sharp.; A scalpel or other edged instrument used in surgery. dated,plural-normally
  8. Something that is sharp.; A sharp object; any item pointed enough to injure human skin. plural-normally
  9. A dishonest person; a cheater.
    — The billiard sharp whom anyone catches / His doom's extremely hard— [...]
  10. Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
    — here are good fish to be picked out of sharps and stop-holes into the water-tables
  11. A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.
  12. Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings. in-plural
    — While he worked he talked to his ducks, who were waddling about hopefully, as it was almost time for the red bucket to be filled with sharps and potato-peelings.
  13. An expert. dated,slang
  14. A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).
    — The Circle was one of the few dances the older sharps frequented; mostly they were to be found in pubs, pool-halls or at the track.
  15. Alternative form of sharpie (“type of fishing boat”). alt-of,alternative
动词 v.
  1. To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.
    — That new musician must be tone deaf: he sharped half the notes of the song!
  2. To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
    — he made a shift yet to pick up a Sorry Living upon the Rook ; and not by Sharping alone , but now and then by downright Stealing
  3. To sharpen. obsolete,transitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
    — I keep my knives sharp so that they don't slip unexpectedly while carving.
  2. Intelligent. colloquial
    — My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old.
  3. Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ⟨♯⟩ after the name of the note).
  4. Higher in pitch than required.
    — The orchestra's third violin several times was sharp about an eighth of a tone.
  5. Having a strong acrid or acidic taste.
    — Milly couldn't stand sharp cheeses when she was pregnant, because they made her nauseated.
  6. Sudden, abrupt, intense, rapid.
    — A pregnant woman during labor normally experiences a number of sharp contractions.
  7. Illegal or dishonest. colloquial
    — Michael had a number of sharp ventures that he kept off the books.
  8. Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd, verging on dishonest. colloquial
    — a sharp dealer, a sharp customer, sharp practice
  9. Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
    — You'll need sharp aim to make that shot.
  10. Offensive, critical, or acrimonious; stern or harsh.
    — sharp criticism
  11. Stylish, smart or attractive. colloquial
    — You look so sharp in that tuxedo!
  12. Observant; alert; acute.
    — Keep a sharp watch on the prisoners. I don't want them to escape!
  13. Quick and alert.
    — Jones, the centre forward, made a sharp start to the game.
  14. Strongly distinguishing or differentiating; acute.
    — a sharp contrast, a sharp distinction
  15. Forming a small or tight angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
    — Drive down Main for three quarters of a mile, then make a sharp right turn onto Pine.
  16. Steep; precipitous; abrupt.
    — a sharp ascent or descent
  17. Said of as extreme a value as possible.
    — Sure, any planar graph can be five-colored. But that result is not sharp: in fact, any planar graph can be four-colored. That is sharp: the same can't be said for any lower number.
  18. Tactical; risky.
    — Time and time again, the amateur player has lost the opportunity to make the really best move because he felt bound to follow some chess "rule" he had learned, rather than to make the sharp move which was indicated by the position.
  19. Piercing; keen; severe; painful.
    — a sharp pain; the sharp and frosty winter air
  20. Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.
    — a sharp appetite
  21. Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous. obsolete
    — And fear of God, from whom their piety feign'd In sharp contest of battle found no aid Against invaders
  22. Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.
    — Well-burnt good lime and sharp sand, if very sharp, a load of sand (about 36 bushels) to a hundred of lime (being 25 bushels, or a hundred pecks[…]
  23. Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone; aspirated; unvoiced. dated
  24. Hungry. obsolete
    — “[W]hy this last week we ha'n't had nothing at all but some dry musty red herrings; so you may think, Miss, we're kept pretty sharp!”
副词 adv.
  1. In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses.; To a point or edge.
  2. In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses.; Piercingly.
    — The iron plates rang sharp, but turn'd the spear
  3. In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses.; Eagerly.
    — You bite so sharp at reasons.
  4. In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses.; So as to make a sharp, or tight, angle.
    — South of the city the river turns sharp to the east.
  5. Exactly. not-comparable
    — I'll see you at twelve o'clock sharp.
  6. In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.
    — I didn't enjoy the concert much because the soprano sang sharp on all the high notes.

词形变化

sharper comparative sharpest superlative sharper comparative sharpest superlative sharps plural sharps present,singular,third-person sharping participle,present sharped participle,past sharped past

词汇关系

近义词
on the dot precisely
反义词
blunt dull dim dim-witted slow slow-witted thick flat bland insipid tasteless above-board honest legit legitimate reputable inaccurate imprecise complimentary flattering friendly kind nice inelegant scruffy shabby unobservant
衍生词
battle-sharp besharp better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick bittersharp dagger-sharp demisharp laser-sharp look sharp needle-sharp nonsharp not the sharpest knife in the drawer not the sharpest pencil in the box outsharp oversharp pin-sharp razor sharp scary sharp sharp as a bowling ball sharp as a butter knife sharp as a tack sharp-beaked ground finch sharpbill sharp cedar sharpchin sharp cookie sharp-cornered sharp-edged sharp-elbowed sharp elbows sharp end sharp end of one's tongue sharpfin Sharpie sharpish sharpling sharply sharpness sharp-nosed sharp-pointed sharp power sharp practice sharp rush sharp s sharp sand sharp-set sharp-shinned hawk sharp-shod sharpshooting sharp short-lived head pain sharp-sighted sharp-sightedness sharpster sharptail sharptailed sharp-tailed grouse sharp-tailed sandpiper sharp-tailed sparrow sharp-tailed streamcreeper sharp tongue sharp-tongued sharptooth sharp-toothed sharp-witted shebang short sharp shock supersharp ultrasharp unsharp Wuyi sharp-nosed frog brace sharp A-sharp B-sharp C-sharp double sharp D-sharp E-sharp F-sharp G-sharp sharp-and-a-half cardsharp card sharp
相关词
accidental flat natural ♯ sharp-sharp

词源

词源 1
From Middle English scharp, from Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Cognate with West Frisian skerp, Low German scherp, scharp, schaarp, Dutch scherp, German scharf, Danish skarp. Compare Irish cearb (“keen; cutting”), Latin acerbus (“tart, bitter”), Tocharian B kärpye (“rough”), Latvian skârbs (“sharp, rough”), Russian щерба (ščerba, “notch”), Polish szczerba (“gap, dent, jag, chip, nick, notch”), Albanian harb (“rudeness”). More at shear.
词源 2
From Middle English scharp, from Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Cognate with West Frisian skerp, Low German scherp, scharp, schaarp, Dutch scherp, German scharf, Danish skarp. Compare Irish cearb (“keen; cutting”), Latin acerbus (“tart, bitter”), Tocharian B kärpye (“rough”), Latvian skârbs (“sharp, rough”), Russian щерба (ščerba, “notch”), Polish szczerba (“gap, dent, jag, chip, nick, notch”), Albanian harb (“rudeness”). More at shear.
词源 3
From Middle English scharp, from Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Cognate with West Frisian skerp, Low German scherp, scharp, schaarp, Dutch scherp, German scharf, Danish skarp. Compare Irish cearb (“keen; cutting”), Latin acerbus (“tart, bitter”), Tocharian B kärpye (“rough”), Latvian skârbs (“sharp, rough”), Russian щерба (ščerba, “notch”), Polish szczerba (“gap, dent, jag, chip, nick, notch”), Albanian harb (“rudeness”). More at shear.
词源 4
From Middle English scharp, from Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Cognate with West Frisian skerp, Low German scherp, scharp, schaarp, Dutch scherp, German scharf, Danish skarp. Compare Irish cearb (“keen; cutting”), Latin acerbus (“tart, bitter”), Tocharian B kärpye (“rough”), Latvian skârbs (“sharp, rough”), Russian щерба (ščerba, “notch”), Polish szczerba (“gap, dent, jag, chip, nick, notch”), Albanian harb (“rudeness”). More at shear.
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