sharply

adv.严厉地；明确地；锋利地；突然地

adv.

1. 尖刻地；严厉地；猛烈地
   in a critical, rough or severe way
   1. The report was sharply critical of the police.
      报道猛烈地抨击了警方。
   2. ‘Is there a problem?’ he asked sharply.
      “有问题吗？”他厉声喝问。
2. 急剧地；突然大幅度地
   suddenly and by a large amount
   1. Profits fell sharply following the takeover.
      接管后，利润突然大幅度降低。
   2. The road fell sharply to the sea.
      公路陡然下坡，通向大海。
3. 鲜明地；明显地
   in a way that clearly shows the differences between two things
   1. Their experiences contrast sharply with those of other children.
      他们的经历和其他孩子的形成鲜明的对比。
4. 迅疾而突然地；急促而大声地
   quickly and suddenly or loudly
   1. She moved sharply across the room to block his exit.
      她疾步冲到门口，挡住他的去路。
   2. He rapped sharply on the window.
      他猛敲窗户。
5. （用以强调物体尖锐或锋利）
   used to emphasize that sth has a sharp point or edge
   1. sharply pointed
      尖尖的

1. Blue chip issues were sharply higher, but the rest of the market actually declined slightly by the end of the day.
   蓝筹股一路飙升，但股市其他股票却在当天收盘时稍有走低。
2. She braked sharply to avoid another car
   她为了躲另一辆车而紧急刹车。
3. Rose drew her breath in sharply
   罗丝猛地吸了口气。
4. The daily toll of casualties has dropped off sharply.
   每日伤亡人数已经大大减少。
5. Her story is sharply evocative of Italian provincial life.
   她的故事让人清晰地回忆起意大利的乡村生活。
6. On either side of the tracks the ground fell away sharply.
   跑道两侧都是很陡的斜坡。
7. After Mrs Thatcher's first election victory in 1979, Labour moved sharply to the left
   1979年撒切尔夫人首次大选获胜后，工党的路线明显左转。
8. Retailers will have to mark down prices sharply to bring in sales
   零售商将不得不为了提高销量而大幅降价。
9. The private sector is increasing its spending so sharply that the economy is overheating
   私营企业的开支急剧增长造成经济发展过热。
10. After a pause Alex said sharply: 'I'm sorry if I've upset you'
    歇了一会儿后，亚历克斯毫不客气地说：“要是让你心烦了，那我很抱歉。”
11. Suddenly, he pulled up sharply in his stride, and fell to the floor
    突然，原本大步流星的他猛地停住了脚步，倒在了地上。
12. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of recession
    我们应该着力大幅下调利率以使经济走出衰退。
13. The bank sloped down sharply to the river
    河岸到河面的斜坡非常陡。
14. She was thin and spare, with a sharply intelligent face.
    她又高又瘦，一副精明过人的模样。
15. He spun the wheel sharply and made a U turn in the middle of the road
    他猛打方向盘，在路中间掉头。
16. As new mines come on stream, Chile's share of world copper output will increase sharply
    新矿投产后，智利在世界铜产量中所占的份额将大幅增加。
17. She wheeled sharply and headed for the check-out counter.
    她突然转身，朝收银台走去。
18. The plane dived sharply and then rose again.
    飞机笔直地俯冲下降，然后又升起。
19. The funds rose sharply.
    资金急剧增长。
20. The stock market turned down sharply.
    股票市场行情急转直下。
21. He spoke sharply at the meeting again.
    他又在会上放大炮了。
22. It is reported that the temperature will decline sharply in one or two days.
    据报告近日气温将明显下降。
23. The prices drop sharply.
    物价骤跌。
24. Trombones sharply pronounce a d, followed by tuba and oboe in a sudden diminuendo.
    长号尖锐地吹出一个d音，之后是大号和双簧管的突然的渐弱演奏。
25. Relations between the superpowers have deteriorated sharply in recent weeks.
    在最近几周超级大国间的关系急剧恶化。
26. Bill started to complain. I brought him up sharply.
    比尔开始抱怨，我马上制止了他。
27. They may be straight or curved, but not in sharply kinked configurations.
    它们可以是直的或弯的，但不呈现纠缠在一起的外形。
28. The import of cotton goods went up sharply.
    棉织品的进口大大增加了。
29. Prices have dropped sharply.
    物价大幅下跌。