sharper 音标拼音: [ʃ'ɑrpɚ]
n . 骗子,欺诈者,赌棍
骗子,欺诈者,赌棍
sharper n 1 :
a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games [
synonym : {
cardsharp }, {
card sharp },
{
cardsharper }, {
card sharper }, {
sharper }, {
sharpie },
{
sharpy }, {
card shark }]
Sharp \
Sharp \,
a . [
Compar . {
Sharper };
superl . {
Sharpest }.] [
OE .
sharp ,
scharp ,
scarp ,
AS .
scearp ;
akin to OS .
skarp ,
LG .
scharp ,
D .
scherp ,
G .
scharf ,
Dan . &
Sw .
skarp ,
Icel .
skarpr .
Cf . {
Escarp }, {
Scrape }, {
Scorpion }.]
1 .
Having a very thin edge or fine point ;
of a nature to cut or pierce easily ;
not blunt or dull ;
keen .
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He dies upon my scimeter '
s sharp point . --
Shak .
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2 .
Terminating in a point or edge ;
not obtuse or rounded ;
somewhat pointed or edged ;
peaked or ridged ;
as ,
a sharp hill ;
sharp features .
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3 .
Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting ,
keen ,
penetrating ,
acute :
to the taste or smell ,
pungent ,
acid ,
sour ,
as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor ;
to the hearing ,
piercing ,
shrill ,
as a sharp sound or voice ;
to the eye ,
instantaneously brilliant ,
dazzling ,
as a sharp flash .
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4 . (
Mus .)
(
a )
High in pitch ;
acute ;
as ,
a sharp note or tone .
(
b )
Raised a semitone in pitch ;
as ,
C sharp (
C [
sharp ]),
which is a half step ,
or semitone ,
higher than C .
(
c )
So high as to be out of tune ,
or above true pitch ;
as ,
the tone is sharp ;
that instrument is sharp .
Opposed in all these senses to {
flat }.
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5 .
Very trying to the feelings ;
piercing ;
keen ;
severe ;
painful ;
distressing ;
as ,
sharp pain ,
weather ;
a sharp and frosty air .
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Sharp misery had worn him to the bones . --
Shak .
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The morning sharp and clear . --
Cowper .
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In sharpest perils faithful proved . --
Keble .
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6 .
Cutting in language or import ;
biting ;
sarcastic ;
cruel ;
harsh ;
rigorous ;
severe ;
as ,
a sharp rebuke . "
That sharp look ." --
Tennyson .
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To that place the sharp Athenian law Can not pursue us . --
Shak .
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Be thy words severe ,
Sharp as merits but the sword forbear . --
Dryden .
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7 .
Of keen perception ;
quick to discern or distinguish ;
having nice discrimination ;
acute ;
penetrating ;
sagacious ;
clever ;
as ,
a sharp eye ;
sharp sight ,
hearing ,
or judgment .
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Nothing makes men sharper . . .
than want .
--
Addison .
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Many other things belong to the material world ,
wherein the sharpest philosophers have never ye ?
arrived at clear and distinct ideas . --
L .
Watts .
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8 .
Eager in pursuit ;
keen in quest ;
impatient for gratification ;
keen ;
as ,
a sharp appetite .
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9 .
Fierce ;
ardent ;
fiery ;
violent ;
impetuous . "
In sharp contest of battle ." --
Milton .
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A sharp assault already is begun . --
Dryden .
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10 .
Keenly or unduly attentive to one '
s own interest ;
close and exact in dealing ;
shrewd ;
as ,
a sharp dealer ;
a sharp customer .
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The necessity of being so sharp and exacting .
--
Swift .
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11 .
Composed of hard ,
angular grains ;
gritty ;
as ,
sharp sand .
--
Moxon .
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12 .
Steep ;
precipitous ;
abrupt ;
as ,
a sharp ascent or descent ;
a sharp turn or curve .
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13 . (
Phonetics )
Uttered in a whisper ,
or with the breath alone ,
without voice ,
as certain consonants ,
such as p ,
k ,
t ,
f ;
surd ;
nonvocal ;
aspirated .
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Note :
Sharp is often used in the formation of self -
explaining compounds ;
as ,
sharp -
cornered ,
sharp -
edged ,
sharp -
pointed ,
sharp -
tasted ,
sharp -
visaged ,
etc .
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{
Sharp practice },
the getting of an advantage ,
or the attempt to do so ,
by a tricky expedient .
{
To brace sharp },
or {
To sharp up } (
Naut .),
to turn the yards to the most oblique position possible ,
that the ship may lie well up to the wind .
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Syn :
Keen ;
acute ;
piercing ;
penetrating ;
quick ;
sagacious ;
discerning ;
shrewd ;
witty ;
ingenious ;
sour ;
acid ;
tart ;
pungent ;
acrid ;
severe ;
poignant ;
biting ;
acrimonious ;
sarcastic ;
cutting ;
bitter ;
painful ;
afflictive ;
violent ;
harsh ;
fierce ;
ardent ;
fiery .
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Sharper \
Sharp "
er \,
n .
A person who bargains closely ,
especially ,
one who cheats in bargains ;
a swinder ;
also ,
a cheating gamester .
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Sharpers ,
as pikes ,
prey upon their own kind .
--
L '
Estrange .
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Syn :
Swindler ;
cheat ;
deceiver ;
trickster ;
rogue .
See {
Swindler }.
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56 Moby Thesaurus words for "
sharper ":
adventurer ,
betting ring ,
bettor ,
boneshaker ,
bunco artist ,
bunco steerer ,
cardshark ,
cardsharp ,
cardsharper ,
carpetbagger ,
cheat ,
compulsive gambler ,
con artist ,
con man ,
confidence man ,
crap shooter ,
crimp ,
defrauder ,
diddler ,
double -
dealer ,
gambler ,
gamester ,
gyp ,
hazarder ,
horse coper ,
horse trader ,
jackleg ,
land pirate ,
land shark ,
land -
grabber ,
mortgage shark ,
mountebank ,
pettifogger ,
petty gambler ,
piker ,
pitchman ,
player ,
plunger ,
punter ,
shark ,
sharp ,
sharpie ,
shortchanger ,
shyster ,
slicker ,
speculator ,
spieler ,
sport ,
sporting man ,
sportsman ,
tinhorn ,
tipster ,
tout ,
trickster ,
venturer ,
wagerer
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