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Additionally the pollution and waste of water resources has sharpened contradiction between water supply and water requirement , which becomes one of the key obstacles of social development .

同时因水资源浪费及水污染日益加重，水资源供给与需求之间形成了尖锐矛盾。

The US sharpened its warning that India and China risked collapsing the meeting by continuing to insist on special protection to shield farmers from international competition .

美国加重了其警告的语气，称印度和中国坚持对农民加以特别保护，使其免受国际竞争，这种立场有导致谈崩的危险。

She 's doing a course to sharpen her business skills .

她正进修，以提高自己的业务技巧。

There is a need to sharpen the focus of the discussion .

有必要使讨论的焦点更加集中。

He needs to sharpen up before the Olympic trials .

在奥运会选拔赛之前，他需要进一步提高自己。

The outline of the trees sharpened as it grew lighter .

随着天色转亮，树的轮廓变得清晰了。

The sea air sharpened our appetites .

海上的空气增进了我们的食欲。

The fashion designers have sharpened up their act in the last few years

时装设计师在过去的几年间表现得更出色了。

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。

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。

If he really wants to sell his product , he 'll have to get his marketing boys to sharpen up .

如果他真想卖出产品，就要让市场人员变得更机敏。

With urbanisation the antagonism between rich and poor sharpened

伴随着城市化的推进，贫富间的对立情绪也加剧了。

He started to sharpen his knife .

他开始磨刀。

Ginny tried to sharpen up some rusty typing skills .

金尼试图重拾生疏了的打字技术。

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。

Studying has really sharpened her critical faculties .

学习的确增强了她的判断能力。

A workman must sharpen his tools if he is to do his work well .

工欲善其事，必先利其器。

Debates sharpen one 's wits .

辩论增长才智。

When you sharpen a pencil , you make chips .

你削铅笔时，会削下许多碎屑。

When little brother heard his sister had come , he sharpened his knife and dashed for the pig and sheep .

小弟闻姐来，磨刀霍霍向猪羊。（《木兰诗》）

Sharpen the sickles till they are like razors .

把镰刀磨得飞快。

The master initiates the apprentices , but they can sharpen their skills only through their own efforts .

师傅领进门，修行看各人。

When the students came in , sharpened pencils in hand , there was not a bluebook in sight .

当学生走进教室，削好手中的铅笔后，眼前却没有任何的试卷。

But he saw nothing , save peaks of rock that were sharpened like needles .

可是，他所看到的只是一些非常锋利的悬崖峭壁。

The anxiety has been sharpened by the incipient mining boom .

采矿业初期的蓬勃发展加剧了这种担忧。

Knives can be sharpened by grinding them against a rough stone .

刀能在一块粗石上磨快。

And , having opened his big register , the geographer sharpened his pencil .

于是，已经打开登记簿的地理学家，削起他的铅笔来。

You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal .

排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。

China will continue to promote the " double-hundred action " to enrich the upcoming three-year action plan for reform of State-owned enterprises , which is expected to sharpen their core competitiveness and strengthen dynamism for sustained growth .

我国将继续推进国企改革“双百行动”，以推进即将出台的国企改革三年行动方案，增强企业核心竞争力，并增强持续增长动力。

This kind of plan sharpened the system control and fast response ability .

这种方案提高了系统的控制能力和快速响应能力。