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► 形容詞
鋭い  [(3)するどい]    meaning:  sharp  rank: 1
☆ 両政党は鋭く対立した ⇨ The two political parties sharply disagreed with each other
☆ 彼は頭が鋭い ⇨ His head, mind, is very sharp
☆ 犬の嗅覚は人間より遥かに鋭い ⇨ The dog’s sense of smell is far sharper, more sensitive, than that of humans
☆ 鋭い刃物 ⇨ A sharp knife  (☛ Sharp-edged. Pointy is 尖った)


More examples:
  • 私は胸に鋭い痛みを感じた ⇨ I felt sharp pain in the chest
  • 鋭い刃 ⇨ A sharp blade
  • 走ろうとしたら膝に鋭い痛みが走った ⇨ I felt a sharp pain in my knee when I started running