sharply
副词 adv.
英 /ˈʃɑːpli/
美 /ˈʃɑɹpli/
英文释义
副词 adv.
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In a sharp manner, in various senses.; So as to terminate in a sharp point or edge.
— The stick was sharply tapered at one end.
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In a sharp manner, in various senses.; Rapidly, abruptly.
— When I touched the snake it recoiled sharply.
- In a sharp manner, in various senses.; Suddenly and intensely like a gasp, but typically as the result of an emotional reaction.
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In a sharp manner, in various senses.; Precisely, accurately.
— a sharply focused essay
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In a sharp manner, in various senses.; Quickly and alertly.
— Jones, the centre forward, started the game sharply.
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In a sharp manner, in various senses.; Of speech, sternly, harshly or critically.
— When I asked her about her husband, she replied sharply that she had not seen him for several months.
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In a sharp manner, in various senses.; Stylishly, smartly.
— He was sharply dressed in an expensive suit.
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In a sharp manner, in various senses.; So as to form a sharp, or tight, angle.
— Turn sharply to the right.
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In a sharp manner, in various senses.; Steeply; precipitously.
— The road descends sharply.
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In a sharp manner, in various senses.; Piercingly; keenly; severely; painfully.
— His old war wound twinged sharply.
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In a sharp manner, in various senses.; In an intellectually alert and penetrating manner.
— Peter, after the manner of man at the breakfast table, had allowed half his kedgeree to get cold and was sniggering over a letter. Sophia looked at him sharply. The only letter she had received was from her mother. Sophia's mother was not a humourist.
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In a sharp manner, in various senses.; In a strongly distinguishing or differentiating manner; acutely.
— The wealth of this small country contrasts sharply with that of its neighbours.
词源
From Middle English sharply, scharply, from Old English sċearplīċe (“sharply, smartly”), equivalent to sharp + -ly.
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