Eric started to sharpen his knife.
埃里克开始磨刀。
You need to sharpen up this knife.
你们需要打磨这把小刀。
Tom will need to sharpen his diplomatic skills in order to work with Congress.
汤姆将需要增强外交技巧以与国会打交道。
I need to sharpen my kitchen knives; they're getting dull.
我需要磨快我的厨房刀具，它们变得钝了。
Regular practice helps to sharpen one's language skills.
定期练习有助于提高语言技能。
The athlete underwent a rigorous training program to sharpen his endurance.
运动员接受了严格的训练计划以提高耐力。
She spent an hour each day solving math problems to sharpen her analytical abilities.
她每天花一小时解数学题以提高分析能力。
The company organized team-building activities to sharpen employees' collaboration skills.
公司组织团队建设活动以提高员工的合作能力。
He attended a public speaking course to sharpen his presentation skills.
他参加了公共演讲课程以提高演讲技巧。
The photographer used various filters to sharpen the details in his landscape shots.
摄影师使用了多种滤镜来增强风景照的细节。
To sharpen your memory, try practicing mindfulness meditation regularly.
要提高记忆力，可以尝试定期练习正念冥想。
The writer took a creative writing workshop to sharpen her storytelling techniques.
作家参加了一个创意写作研讨会以提升她的叙事技巧。
He found that reading books on a variety of topics helped to sharpen his intellectual curiosity.
他发现阅读各种主题的书籍有助于激发他的求知欲。
The move is also part of Lenovo's broader push to double down on AI to sharpen its competitiveness amid intensified competitions.
此举也是联想在竞争加剧的情况下加大人工智能投入以提高竞争力的更广泛努力的一部分。
The company, Lei said during a speech in Beijing on Monday, is working hard to sharpen its technological strength in areas such as mobile imaging and artificial intelligence.
雷周一在北京的一次演讲中表示，该公司正在努力提高其在移动成像和人工智能等领域的技术实力。
China will beef up policy support to address the pressing concerns facing State-owned enterprises and sharpen their competitive edge, which experts said will help SOEs to play a better role in facilitating the country's economic recovery and high-quality development.
专家表示，中国将加大政策支持力度，解决国有企业面临的紧迫问题，提高国有企业的竞争优势，这将有助于国有企业更好地发挥作用，促进国家经济复苏和高质量发展。
At the end of 2022, the total economic output of the GBA neared 13 trillion yuan ($1.85 trillion), which sharpened its comprehensive strength.
2022年底，GBA的经济总量接近13万亿元人民币（1.85万亿美元），这增强了其综合实力。
Nanjing factory to sharpen Danish tech firm's edge in e-mobility and energyDanish technology and engineering conglomerate Danfoss Group's high-end electronic components plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu province will commence production in the second half, after the opening of its global green refrigerants compressors laboratory in Tianjin last week, the company's top executive said.
丹麦科技集团丹佛斯集团（Danfoss Group）位于江苏省南京市的高端电子元件工厂将于下半年开始生产，该公司高管表示，该工厂上周在天津开设了全球绿色制冷剂压缩机实验室。
Report underlines advantages of State players in building solutions, biz modelThe surging demand for better infrastructure nationwide and in global markets — especially those involved in the Belt and Road Initiative — is expected to draw increasing participation from State-owned enterprises engaged in the sector, as such demand is providing valuable opportunities to sharpen their business edge and expand operating scale, a recent report said.
报告强调了国家参与者在构建解决方案和商业模式方面的优势。全国和全球市场对更好的基础设施的需求激增，尤其是参与“一带一路”倡议倡议的市场，预计将吸引参与该行业的国有企业的越来越多的参与，最近的一份报告称，这种需求为提高业务优势和扩大经营规模提供了宝贵的机会。
Moreover, via multiple production bases in China, HP has helped sharpen the country's advantages in manufacturing.
此外，通过在中国的多个生产基地，惠普帮助增强了中国在制造业方面的优势。
The competition aims to sharpen the ICT knowledge of around 200 talented youths.
比赛旨在提高约200名青年才俊的信息和通信技术知识。
The remaining 5 percent stake is owned by China International Marine Containers (Group) Co Ltd. To embrace the opportunities, Ruan said the company will sharpen its competitiveness in the main business lines of equity, fixed-income and fund of funds, or FOF, while strategically developing the sections of personal pensions and investment advisory.
剩余5%的股份由中国国际海运集装箱（集团）有限公司持有。阮表示，为了抓住机遇，该公司将提高其在股权、固定收益和基金中基金（FOF）等主要业务领域的竞争力，同时战略性地发展个人养老金和投资咨询领域。
Efforts should be made to help more quality companies access financing in China's capital market, which could sharpen the market's appeal to international investors.
应努力帮助更多优质公司在中国资本市场获得融资，这可能会提高该市场对国际投资者的吸引力。
Oppo will continue beefing up its chip research and development capabilities as part of its broader push to sharpen its R&D capabilities and accelerate its transformation from a smartphone vendor to a tech pioneer amid intensified global competition, a senior company executive said.
一位公司高管表示，在全球竞争加剧的情况下，Oppo将继续加强其芯片研发能力，作为其更广泛努力的一部分，以提高其研发能力，并加快从智能手机供应商向技术先驱的转变。
"There is no doubt that our plant in Debrecen will enable us to further sharpen our competitive edge, better respond to our European customers and accelerate the transition to e-mobility in Europe," said Robin Zeng, founder and Chairman of CATL.
CATL创始人兼董事长Robin Zeng表示：“毫无疑问，我们在德布勒森的工厂将使我们能够进一步提高竞争优势，更好地回应我们的欧洲客户，并加快向欧洲电子交通的过渡。”。
"Looking ahead, Mushiny will not only seek a bigger role in the domestic market, but also further sharpen its competitive edge in overseas markets," Liu said, adding that the company's next target is the European market.
“展望未来，Mushiny不仅将寻求在国内市场发挥更大的作用，还将进一步提高其在海外市场的竞争优势，”刘说，并补充说，该公司的下一个目标是欧洲市场。
Based on its expertise and experience with preventing and treating conditions from chronic diseases to rare diseases, Sanofi further optimizes resources to sharpen its R&D focus to first-in-class or best-in-class programs in vaccines and specialty care areas like immunology and oncology, where recent breakthroughs open up a world of new therapeutic opportunities.
基于其在预防和治疗从慢性病到罕见病等疾病方面的专业知识和经验，赛诺菲进一步优化资源，将研发重点放在疫苗和免疫学和肿瘤学等专业护理领域的一流或最佳项目上，在这些领域，最近的突破开辟了一个新的治疗机会世界。
The government should offer greater support to help more Chinese high-tech enterprises sharpen their technological edge and become "little giants" in their respective fields, with measures including favorable policies on financing, tax and talent, said Cao Zhongxiong, director of the New Economy Research Centre at China Development Institute, a national think tank based in Shenzhen.
深圳国家智库中国发展研究院新经济研究中心主任曹忠雄表示，政府应加大支持力度，通过融资、税收和人才等优惠政策，帮助更多中国高科技企业提高技术优势，成为各自领域的“小巨人”。
Priced from 8,988 yuan ($1,411) in China, the model reflects Huawei's intent to sharpen its technical and foldable design capabilities, market insiders said.
市场知情人士表示，该机型在中国的售价为8988元人民币（1411美元），反映了华为提高其技术和可折叠设计能力的意图。
The chip is part of Oppo's broader push to sharpen its technological prowess.
该芯片是Oppo为增强其技术实力而进行的更广泛努力的一部分。
Nabi pointed out that the pandemic has also sharpened consumers' focus on health, well-being and sustainability.
纳比指出，疫情也使消费者更加关注健康、福祉和可持续性。
Central SOEs have taken a host of measures to accelerate the mixed-ownership reform and improve their revenues and profits with sharpened focus on key business areas, said Li Hongjuan, a researcher at the Institute of Economic System and Management.
中国社科院经济研究所的研究员李红娟表示，中央国有企业已经采取了一系列措施来加速混合所有制改革，通过集中精力在核心业务领域，以提高其收入和利润。请注意，这个翻译是根据语境进行的合理转换，原句中"the Institute of Economic System and Management"可能指代的是中国社会科学院经济研究所，而"SOEs"则是指的"State-Owned Enterprises"（国有企业）中的中央国有企业。如果有更具体的上下文，翻译可能会有细微调整。
The executive said he is particularly buoyed by the country's sharpened focus on deeper reforms, wider opening-up, strengthened scientific and technological innovation and the expansion of domestic demand.
这位高管表示，中国更加关注深化改革、扩大开放、加强科技创新和扩大内需，尤其让他感到鼓舞。
Experts emphasized that manufacturing services have become a new business form adapted to the digital economy, because accelerating the growth of manufacturing services and promoting digital, networking and intelligent transformation of the sector will sharpen China's manufacturing edge, raise its resilience and provide strong impetus for economic growth.
专家指出，制造服务已成为适应数字经济的新商业模式，加快制造服务业发展，推动制造业数字化、网络化、智能化转型，将提升中国制造业优势，增强韧性，为经济增长提供强劲动力。
SMIC is among a group of pioneering Chinese companies that are working to sharpen their technological prowess.
中芯国际是众多致力于提升技术实力的中国先锋企业之一。
He said he expects that China will sharpen its global competitive edge in diversified competition over the next three to five years, and contribute a "Chinese model" that features mutual benefits for the world's industrial transformation.
他预计，未来3到5年，中国在全球多元化竞争中将提升自身的竞争优势，并为世界的产业变革贡献一个互利共赢的“中国模式”。
"He said he expects that China will sharpen its global competitive edge in diversified competition during the next three to five years, and contribute a "Chinese model" that features mutual benefits for the world's industrial transformation.
他表示，预计中国在未来三到五年内将在多元化竞争中提升其全球竞争优势，并为全球产业转型贡献一个以互利共赢为特点的“中国模式”。
"The tie-up with Zeiss fits in nicely with Vivo's overall plan to sharpen its technological prowess and strengthen research and development.
与蔡司的合作完美符合Vivo提升技术实力和强化研发的总体战略。
Chinese tech company Oppo said on Monday it has established a research and development center in Xi'an, Shaanxi province as part of a broader push to sharpen its technological prowess amid intensified competition.
中国科技公司Oppo周一表示，已在陕西省西安市建立了一个研发中心，这是其在竞争加剧的情况下提升技术实力更广泛努力的一部分。
Chinese smartphone vendor Vivo is once again showcasing its determination to sharpen its edge in photo-taking and video-shooting capabilities with its latest 5G handsets in the Vivo X60 series.
中国智能手机厂商Vivo再次通过其最新的Vivo X60系列5G手机，展现出了提升拍照和摄像功能的决心。
China's fast-growing digital economy has sharpened the country's competitive edge in industry and created favorable conditions for global companies to invest in more fields.
中国蓬勃发展的数字经济提升了国家在工业领域的竞争优势，并为全球企业在更多领域投资创造了有利条件。
"As China embarks on the 'dual circulation' strategy, we believe it's important to sharpen our focus on the interplay between the domestic and international markets, and extend our experience and expertise serving global clients to empower local players," Xue said.
According to Liu, Oppo is also striving to sharpen its technological edge through innovation.
Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido Co Ltd is pouring resources and betting on innovation in China as the 147-year-old firm aims to sharpen its focus in its largest overseas market against the backdrop of a softening global cosmetics industry.
Dong said owning a controlling stake could help change the situation for joint ventures, which currently have a small market share in China, adding it will also push domestic players to sharpen their services.
One way Siemens is using tech to sharpen soft skills is with its 3D virtual learning space.
"Huawei has demonstrated its commitment to leading digital transformation in Kenya through investing in young people by empowering them with the necessary knowledge and providing them with platforms and opportunities to sharpen their IT skills," said Jerome Ochieng, principal secretary in the Ministry of ICT.
It’s also not the first time Suning has sharpened focus on sports-related business.
E-commerce giants such as JD and Alibaba's Tmall have in recent years sharpened their focus on customers with more disposable income who favor quality over price.
The alliance, which will be formally agreed in the next two months, is set to help the two partners to sharpen their competitiveness by improving the quality and choice of products available to their customers, at even lower prices.
When it comes to the mobile phone business, the company saw a narrower loss, with more efforts made to sharpen their focus on user experience.
"The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd, the stock market operator, should gain some momentum from the full circulation of H shares, as the pilot program would sharpen Hong Kong's edge as the initial public offering destination for mainland companies," said Kwok.
The opening of Samsung's semiconductor project has attracted more than 100 supporting companies to the zone, and its expanded capacity is expected to strengthen Xi'an's role as a major base for semiconductor industry and sharpen its international competitiveness.
[Photo provided to China Daily]Makeblock, maker of devices that sharpen kids' minds, eyes worldMakeblock Co Ltd, a Shenzhen-based robotics company, well known among students and educators for its educational devices for children, plans to strengthen its presence in key overseas markets.
After months of efforts, it sharpened its focus on Asia, especially China.
It has further sharpened its competitive edge through R&D, officials at the Shanxi-headquartered company said.
The steady economic outlook, a vast domestic market and the country's deepening opening-up agenda would all sharpen the appeal of the Chinese market to global enterprises, making it a regrettable choice for a foreign business if it does not invest in China, they added.
Industry analysts, who reviewed the leadership's vision for next year announced at the Central Economic Work Conference earlier this week, said China will likely sharpen its focus on the implementation of policies supportive of the private sector.
We will also expand, deepen and sharpen our coverage in focused industries and segments.
China is promoting deep integration of digital technology and the real economy, hoping to harness digitalization to create new growth engines and sharpen the competitiveness of traditional industries from automobile to manufacturing.
In addition, through years of optimization in overseas market layouts, Chinese players — supported by the government's 'go global' push — have become more professional in leveraging their infrastructure advantages, sharpened through various domestic projects, in markets overseas," said Bao Rongfu, a market analyst with TF Securities.
The nation's efforts in building a unified domestic market will also serve as a platform for high-tech players to sharpen their competitive edge.
Bai said the lighthouse factories showcase how China will sharpen its edge in high-end manufacturing, an arena where all major economies are ramping up to establish a foothold.
For enterprises, they need to sharpen their capabilities to identify enabling policy and economic conditions to grasp opportunities for investing in the key links of China's industrial chains for better development, despite challenges and uncertainties, Tang said.
The company will showcase its hair dryers powered by highly efficient motors, which have double the service lifetimes of international peers, Yan said, adding that the company's dedicated efforts in homegrown R&D over the past few years have sharpened its competitive edge and put it in a better position to gain more market share this year.
The uncertainty over the Russia-Ukraine conflict persists; an escalation could rekindle inflation pressures and sharpen food security challenges, the report adds.
This is expected to sharpen the edge of its dual-circulation paradigm, a new pattern of development that focuses on the domestic economy, but also stresses a positive interplay between domestic and international economic flows.
China's efforts to ensure reserve safety came as part of the country's sharpened focus on strengthening its financial safety net to safeguard against rising global financial risks.
In addition, Zhang said private businesses must sharpen their competitive edge to better embrace both global growth and competition.
Going by the experience and outcomes of the first five editions of the CIIE, the expo has acquired added significance this year as many believe the event can sharpen the edge of China's dual-circulation paradigm, a new pattern of development that focuses on the domestic economy but also stresses a positive interplay between domestic and international economic flows.
Over the years, continued efforts have sharpened core competitiveness and strengthened the dynamism of SOEs to achieve higher quality and efficiency and to better their role in underpinning the national economy.
In addition to expanding the scale of trade in services with economies participating in the Belt and Road Initiative and other members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, China will boost the digitalization level of traditional services trade sectors, while encouraging the import of carbon reduction technologies and services to sharpen the competitive edge of Chinese services, the ministry said.
The mayor noted that the city has sharpened its competitive edge in its main economic pillar－the modern and advanced manufacturing sector.
Shanghai will deepen its high-quality reform and opening-up, with sharpened focus on systematic opening-up of rules, regulations, management and standards.
The big-ticket fund aims to sharpen the core competitiveness of SOEs and spur high-quality development in the region.
"We will take the opportunity of this transition to sharpen our edge in the air transportation business, to help make Qingdao a comprehensive international transportation hub and a gateway for China's higher-level opening-up," said Jiang Junjian, chairman of Qingdao International Airport Group.
Policymakers are therefore likely to sharpen their focus on stabilizing raw material supply and prices as well as safeguarding the operating conditions of small businesses, they said.
Chen Ziqi, deputy secretary-general of the experts and academic committee of China International Engineering Consulting Corp, said the tariff adjustments once again sharpened the domestic steel industry's focus on "satisfying domestic demand" and shows the industry is "not export-oriented".
At the same time, Club Med in China will also sharpen focus on destinations in third- and fourth-tier cities.
Areas to promote development of industries include integrated circuits, aerospace, marineA friendly competition of sorts is unfolding among major Chinese cities as the nation highlights its determination to sharpen its industrial capabilities by building up competitive advanced manufacturing clusters.
High-end chips, operating systems, key artificial intelligence algorithms and sensors are highlighted in the document as among key technological areas to be sharpened, while research and development of basic theories, basic algorithms and equipment materials should be advanced.
The big-ticket fund aims to sharpen the core competitiveness of SOEs and spur high-quality growth.
SOEs need to make continual efforts to achieve higher quality and efficiency, sharpen core competitiveness and strengthen dynamism for sustained growth, in order to play their role in underpinning the national economy better, he said.
By enabling SOEs to divest some of their non-core business units, they will be encouraged to sharpen their focus on growing their main business, Peng said.
"China's fast-growing digital economy has sharpened the country's competitive edge in industry and created favorable conditions for foreign businesses to invest in more areas," he said, adding that 4G-and 5G-based digital infrastructure is a solid foundation that facilitates rapid growth of artificial intelligence, big data and diversified online services.
The financial services industry can extend its role of helping market players in the region to sharpen their development capability, providing better financial services to both large corporations and the smaller ones with development potential.
MNCs double down on their China play, while FDI rises as glad tidings dispel uncertaintiesChina's new "dual circulation "development pattern, its sharpened focus on reform and opening-up, effective epidemic control measures for resumption of industrial activity, and the sense of anticipation about the announcement of details of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) are all encouraging foreign companies and foreign investors to double down on their commitment to the Chinese economy, industry experts said.
China's fast-growing digital economy has sharpened the country's competitive edge in industry and created favorable conditions for foreign companies to invest in more areas.
The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council said in July that the government would strengthen policy support to address the pressing concerns of SOEs and sharpen their competitive edge.
These moves are part of China's broader efforts to stabilize economic growth and sharpen its manufacturing edge.
In the last six years since he joined the growing ranks of local youth working for the Mombasa-Nairobi SGR, Murithi has sharpened his technical, managerial and interpersonal skills.
""To make fire with wooden sticks that I myself had sharpened was a real joy," he says.
China National Offshore Oil Corp said its net profit last year hit a record thanks to continued growth of reserves and production, as the company has "seized the favorable opportunity of the rebound of global oil prices to vigorously develop its main business sector and sharpen its advantages".
International and domestic venues sharpen their competitive edgesZhang Fan, a digital art designer in his 30s, was excited when Universal Studios Beijing opened in September, being a longtime fan of Happy Valley, another theme park in the Chinese capital.
To plan for the future, enterprises should avail themselves of the opportunities presented by the new forms and models of foreign trade, sharpen their product and brand competitiveness and further expand their markets, said Zhuang Rui, a professor at the University of International Business and Economics.
对外经济贸易大学教授庄芮表示，企业要规划未来，就应把握新型外贸形式和模式带来的机遇，提升产品与品牌竞争力，并进一步拓展市场。
The executives said they are particularly buoyed by the nation's sharpened focus on deeper reforms, wider opening-up, strengthened scientific and technological innovation and the expansion of domestic demand.
这些高管们表示，他们特别受到鼓舞的是，中国更加重视深化改革开放、强化科技创新以及扩大国内需求。
A new wave of digitalization is deeply and extensively influencing the shipping industry, and Chinese companies should see intelligent shipping as opportunities to sharpen their technology and innovation capabilities, said Fu Gangfeng, president of COSCO Shipping.
中远海运集团董事长Fu Gangfeng表示，一股新的数字化浪潮正在深刻而广泛地影响着航运业，中国公司应将智能船舶视为提升自身技术和创新能力的机遇。
E-learning, they added for good measure, had to be complemented by parental supervision and home-based support ("oh, lay that cable, sort out this broadband Wi-Fi connection, install that projector, add this webcam, adjust the smart speaker, move that screen, increase the volume, reduce brightness, sharpen the focus.
Officials, company executives and experts said that despite geopolitical uncertainties and lackluster global demand, Chinese companies are eager to ride the latest technological wave, which includes artificial intelligence, or AI, to sharpen their global competitiveness and strengthen the security of key industrial chains.
Apple Inc is deepening cooperation with Chinese suppliers in the area of smart manufacturing, a senior executive said, as domestic companies sharpen their technological edge and develop advanced automation equipment and solutions.
Open-source chip design architecture RISC-V is gaining in popularity in the country, experts said, as Chinese chipmakers work to sharpen their technological strengths.
Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi, said at a speech in Beijing that the company will beef up R&D push to grow its presence in the premium segment, after years of hard work in exploring how to better sharpen its technological strengths in areas such as mobile imaging.
Key event underlines infrastructure, data security, integration with societyTo ensure high-quality development of the digital economy, China will sharpen focus on strategic emerging industries like big data, artificial intelligence and intelligent connected vehicles, besides promoting advanced manufacturing, officials and experts said.
With the technology making major progress in the games industry over the past five years, people can now play games such as chess or Go with smart forms of AI as opponents to sharpen their own skills.
"We have the ability to sharpen the sword in 10 years.
"We have the ability to sharpen a sword in 10 years.
"With the enhanced balance sheet, Nio is well prepared to sharpen brand positioning, bolster sales and service capabilities, and make long-term investment in core technologies," said Li.
Besides FAW and SAIC, with which it has been producing vehicles for decades, Volkswagen has partnered with companies in sectors including autonomous driving and batteries to sharpen its competitive edge in the age of smart electric vehicles.
Stellantis, which owns brands including Maserati, said it will invest around 1.5 billion euros ($1.58 billion) for a 20 percent stake in Chinese startup Leapmotor to sharpen its competitive edge in the new energy vehicle or NEV sector.
The company expects its latest products to further sharpen its competitive edge in the segment.
In recent years, China's EV industry has experienced rapid growth with sharpened competitiveness, which is attributable to persistent technological innovation and the establishment of a complete industrial supply chain, the ministry said, adding that the competitive advantage has been through its own endeavor and strength.
AITO, codeveloped by Huawei and Seres, launched its latest sport utility vehicle on Tuesday, whose cutting-edge autonomous driving features are expected to sharpen the SUV's edge in the competitive new energy vehicle market.
Chinese auto companies need to sharpen their brand-building efforts in Europe, better understand overseas markets and develop more effective go-global strategies, experts said.