"sharpen" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 削尖
• 磨快

Definition

使某物變得更鋒利或尖銳，比如鉛筆或刀。也可指提升技能或能力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

既可用於使東西變鋒利，也可比喻能力提升（如“sharpen your skills”）。注意不要與“polish”（打磨至光亮）混淆。

Examples

Can you sharpen my pencil, please?

你可以幫我**削尖**鉛筆嗎？

I need to sharpen this knife to cut better.

我需要**磨快**這把刀才能切得更好。

She wants to sharpen her English skills before travelling.

她想在旅行前**提升**她的英語能力。

You really need to sharpen up if you want to get that job.

如果你想得到那份工作，你真的得**提升**自己。

After a few uses, you should sharpen your scissors.

用過幾次後，你應該把剪刀**磨快**。

Reading every day will sharpen your mind.

每天閱讀能**提升**你的思維能力。