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sharp-nosed

/shahrp-nohzd/US // ˈʃɑrpˈnoʊzd //

鼻子尖锐的,鼻子尖的,鼻子尖锐的人,鼻子尖利的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having a thin, pointed nose.
    • : having a sharp or projecting front: a sharp-nosed airplane.
    • : having a keen or sensitive sense of smell.

Examples

  • Having graduated Juilliard last spring, Alex Sharp is too young to have given the performance of a lifetime.

  • We sing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Jingle Bells”.

  • To unwind, Sharp takes long showers, and stops himself from separating his food on his plate as Christopher would.

  • Sharp was born in London, and spent the first seven years of his life traveling with his family around the US.

  • Sharp has spent so long being Christopher he can just “drop into him and stay in him consistently” before a performance.

  • A sob rose in her throat, and broke from her lips transformed into a trembling, sharp, glad cry.

  • It was one of those long moments that makes a fellow draw his breath sharp when he thinks about it afterward.

  • Mrs. Vivian had hardly spoken when the sharp little vibration of her door-bell was heard in the hall.

  • Whatever you do, don't write a word to that Carr friend of yours; he's as sharp as a two-edged sword.

  • The farmer told him it was six miles; "but," he added, "you must ride sharp, or you will get a wet jacket before you reach it."