Silence leveling effect on your perspective, sharpening your powers of discernment.

He cut his finger while sharpening a pencil.

他削铅笔时把手指割破了.

The contradictions are sharpening.

矛盾正在加剧.

This knife needs sharpening.

这把刀需要磨了。

The debate sharpened when she joined in it.

她加入以后,争论变得尖锐了.

Were we to do nothing until the knife was sharpened?

难道要我们什么都不干而一直等到把刀磨快 吗 ?

He sharpened his knife in preparation for carving the meat.

他磨快了刀准备切肉.

I had deliberately sharpened some points for their consumption.

我故意把某些点说得尖锐些供他们去研究.

The saleswoman raised an eyebrow skeptically; her voice sharpened.

女推销员疑惑的扬扬眉毛,提高了嗓门.

The air of Paris had exhilarated her and sharpened her wits.

巴黎的空气振奋了她,磨利了她的心智.

He sharpened the edge of his knife on a grindstone.

他在磨石上磨快了他的刀刃.

Lying hidden at her waist, was a sharpened dagger.

腰间别了一把磨得飞快的匕首.

The other end of the twig is sharpened into a sharp point to use as a toothpick.

细枝的另一端被削尖用作牙签。

Discipline has sharpened them up.

纪律使他们更有效率了.

Her gaze sharpened, as if she had seen something unusual.

她眼睛一亮，仿佛看见了什么不寻常的事情。

The case of Harris has sharpened the debate over capital punishment.

哈里斯案激化了人们对死刑的争论。

He was from the same mould as the men she had gazed at worshipfully when a child: rich, handsome, of impeccable social standing.

他富有、英俊，有无可挑剔的社会地位，是她孩提时就仰慕的那种男人。

I hope you didn't get soaked standing out in the rain.

我希望你站在外面没有被雨淋透。

I'm not kidding, Frank. There's a cow out there, just standing around.

我没有开玩笑，弗兰克。外面有一头母牛，就站在附近。

But, as the opinion poll shows, the party's standing with the people at large has never been so low.

但是民意调查显示，该党在公众中的支持率从未这么低过。

Many residents say they have little or no idea who's standing for election.

很多居民说他们几乎不知道谁在竞选。