sharply

🇬🇧 UK/'ʃɑ:pli/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adv.

In a sharp manner; suddenly and steeply; harshly or severely

锐利地,急剧地,严厉地

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
sharplyother
=sharply

Common Collocations

  • 1.rise sharply急剧上升
  • 2.fall sharply急剧下降
  • 3.turn sharply急转弯
  • 4.contrast sharply形成鲜明对比

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    House prices rose sharply in the city over the past two years.

  • 2.

    The manager spoke sharply to the employee who had missed the deadline.

  • 3.

    The road curves sharply to the left just after the bridge.

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