不是贬义词,sharpen,动词词性,意思是削尖、磨快,例如:
1、She';s doing a course to sharpen her business skills.她正进修,以提高自己的业务技巧。
2、There is a need to sharpen the focus of the discussion.有必要使讨论的焦点更加集中。
3、He needs to sharpen up before the Olympic trials.在奥运会选拔赛之前,他需要进一步提高自己。