| 1. | Please sharpen the edge of this axe. |
| 请磨快这把斧子。
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| 2. | When you sharpen a pencil, you make chips. |
| 削铅笔时会削下许多木屑。
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| 3. | sharpen up. |
| 使更敏锐；便更强烈。
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| 4. | sharpen up one's appetite for lunch. |
| 增进某人吃午餐的胃口。
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| 5. | sharpen one's knife for sb. |
| 准备惩罚［攻击］某人。
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| 6. | sharpen a razor on the strop. |
| 在磨刀皮带上磨剃刀。
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| 7. | Debates sharpen one's wits. |
| 辩论增长才智。
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| 8. | My pencil is blunt, could you lend me a knife to sharpen it? |
| 我的铅笔钝了，你能借我把刀子削一削吗？
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| 9. | sharpen a pencil |
| 削铅笔
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| 10. | stimulate [quicken, sharpen ] one's appetite |
| 刺激食欲（欲望）
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