sharper
英 ['?ɑ?p?]
美['?ɑrp?]
- n. 騙子；賭棍；欺詐犯
中高頻詞
英文詞源
- sharper (n.)
- 1560s, "one who makes sharp," agent noun from obsolete verb sharp "to make sharp" (see sharp (adj.)). Meaning "swindler" is from 1680s, probably a variant of sharker (see shark (n.)). Shortened form sharpie is from 1942, also probably involving the "sharply dressed" sense of the adjective.
雙語例句
- 1. When you buy new pens, get one with a sharper point.
- 買新鋼筆時要買尖兒比較尖的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Going out, the same Broadway taught her a sharper lesson.
- 從劇院里出來后, 還是這條百老匯大街給她上了更為深刻的一課.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 3. Now a sharper lash of wind cut down and they huddled closer.
- 這時,刮起了一陣更刺骨的寒風,他們靠得更攏了.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 4. As children grow older, their cognitive processes become sharper.
- 孩子們越長越大，他們的認知過程變得更為敏銳。
來自辭典例句
- 5. The tip can be ground to a much sharper edge to cut smoother and faster.
- 可以把尖端磨得更鋒利些，這樣切割起來更順更快。
來自辭典例句