| 单词 | to sharpen one's pencil |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto sharpen one's pencil c. In figurative phrase to sharpen one's pencil: to prepare to work; to revise or improve one's work. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare or get ready [verb (intransitive)] buskc1330 agraith1340 to make readya1382 arraya1387 providec1425 prepare1517 addressa1522 apparel1523 bouna1525 buckle1563 to make frecka1572 fettle?c1600 fix1716 to set into ——1825 to show foot1825 ready1878 to fang a pump, (loosely) a well1883 prep1900 to get (oneself) organized1926 to sharpen one's pencil1957 the world > action or operation > amending > provide a remedy [verb (intransitive)] > look over with a view to amending to sharpen one's pencil1957 1957 Times Lit. Suppl. 15 Nov. 689/3 This is where the post-historic Ph.D. men will sharpen their pencils. 1965 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 17 June 33/5 He suggested that Stahr and Hovde go home and suggest to local power officials that they ‘sharpen their pencils’ and figure out lower rates. 1969 Listener 2 Jan. 10/2 We..published our findings. Radio telescopes all over the world were trained on the sources, while theoreticians sharpened their pencils. < as lemmas |
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