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She rose sharply and went away.
No Pain, No Gain? Not So Fast
By NATE JACKSON
The N.F.L. should appoint a league-wide medical body, unaffiliated with any team, to oversee the health care of its players.
no pain, no gain
Suffering is needed to make progress, as in I've worked for hours on those irregular French verbs, but no pain, no gain. Although this idiom is often associated with athletic coaches who urge athletes to train harder, it dates from the 1500s and was already in John Ray's proverb collection of 1670 as "Without pains, no gains."
sharp
1 （刃などが）鋭い, よく切れる, とがった（⇔dull）
a sharp point
鋭くとがった先（▼sharpは鋭利な刃先や先端などに用い, 長い刃にはkeenを用いる）
鋭くとがった先（▼sharpは鋭利な刃先や先端などに用い, 長い刃にはkeenを用いる）
a table with sharp corners
角張った角のあるテーブル.
角張った角のあるテーブル.
2 〈勾配(こうばい)・カーブなどが〉急な, 険しい；急激な
a sharp increase
急増
急増
a sharp bend in the road
道路の急カーブ
道路の急カーブ
a sharp fall in the birth rate
出生率の急激な低下.
出生率の急激な低下.
3 〈鼻・顔だちが〉線の鋭い；〈像などが〉輪郭のはっきりした；〈相違などが〉はっきりした
a sharp outline
はっきりした輪郭
はっきりした輪郭
a sharp argument
鮮明な論拠
鮮明な論拠
sharp differences
きわだった相違
きわだった相違
in sharp contrast to ...
…とはきわめて対照的に.
…とはきわめて対照的に.
4 〈味・においなどが〉刺激性の, すっぱい, 辛い；〈音が〉耳をつんざくような；〈寒気・風などが〉身を切るような；〈痛みが〉鋭い, 激しい
a sharp cheese
味［におい］のきついチーズ
味［におい］のきついチーズ
a sharp scream
鋭い叫び声.
鋭い叫び声.
5 〈言葉などが〉（…に）きびしい, 痛烈な((with ...))；〈人・気性・争いなどが〉猛烈な, 激しい；〈欲望などが〉熱烈な
sharp insult
ひどい侮辱
ひどい侮辱
a sharp outburst ［temper］
激しい感情のほとばしり［気性］
激しい感情のほとばしり［気性］
a sharp appetite
猛烈な食欲
猛烈な食欲
have a sharp tongue
言葉がきつい
言葉がきつい
My teacher was sharp with me for being late.
先生は私の遅刻をきびしくしかった.
先生は私の遅刻をきびしくしかった.
6 機敏な；活発な；元気のよい
a sharp performance
きびきびした演技.
きびきびした演技.
7 〈人が〉頭が切れる, 鋭い；油断のない, すきのない, （…で）機をみるに敏な, 抜け目のない((at ...))；ずるい；〈目などが〉鋭敏な
a secretary (as) sharp as a needle
とても頭の切れる秘書
とても頭の切れる秘書
sharp practices
悪賢い商法［手法］
悪賢い商法［手法］
keep a sharp watch ［lookout］ for him
彼を油断なく見張る
彼を油断なく見張る
be sharp at (making) a bargain
取引を抜け目なく行う.
取引を抜け目なく行う.
[類語]sharp知的鋭さ, 時に抜け目のなさ. keen観察力にすぐれている：a keen observerよく物事をみている人. acute感覚が繊細(せんさい)で観察の鋭い：an acute eye for detail細部の見える鋭い眼. quickわかりの早い.
9 ((略式))〈人・物が〉（流行の格好で）いきな, 人目を引く；すばらしい
a sharp dresser
ぴりっと決めた着こなしの人.
ぴりっと決めた着こなしの人.
10 《音声学》硬音の；無声音の.
(as) sharp as a tack
(1) きちんとした身なりをして.(2) 頭がいい, 機知に富んだ.
━━[副]
1 鋭く；激しく, 痛烈に；突然に
swing sharp to the left
左に激しく揺れる.
左に激しく揺れる.
2 時間きっかりに
The movie begins at 6 o'clock sharp.
その映画は6時きっかりに始まる.
その映画は6時きっかりに始まる.
3 油断なく, 抜け目なく；活発に；敏速に.
4 《音楽》正しい音より高く；半音高く.
look sharp
(1) 機敏である, すばやい.(2) ((しばしば命令形))((略式))急ぐ；気をつける
You'd better look sharp！
急いだほうがいい.
▼You look sharp. は「服装がすばらしい」の意味にもなる.急いだほうがいい.
━━[名]
1 鋭いもの；先の鋭い縫い針.
2 ((米略式))エキスパート, 専門家；（賭博(とばく)などの）くろうと；((略式))詐欺師.
3 《音楽》嬰音；嬰記号（＃）.
4 ((〜s))((英))あらびき小麦粉.
━━[動] (他) ((米))《音楽》…を半音高める.
━━(自)
1 《音楽》（半音）高く歌う［奏する］.
2 ((古))（トランプなどで）ごまかしをやる.adj., sharp·er, sharp·est.
- Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
- Having clear form and detail: a sharp photographic image.
- Terminating in an edge or a point: sharp angular cliffs; a sharp nose.
- Clearly and distinctly set forth: sharp contrasts in behavior.
- Abrupt or acute: a sharp drop; a sharp turn.
- Intellectually penetrating; astute.
- Marked by keenness and accuracy of perception: sharp hearing.
- Crafty or deceitful, as in business dealings: sharp selling practices.
- Vigilant; alert: kept a sharp lookout for shoplifters.
- Briskly or keenly cold and cutting: a sharp wind.
- Harsh or biting in tone or character: sharp criticism.
- Fierce or impetuous; violent: a sharp temper; a sharp assault.
- Intense; severe: a sharp pain.
- Sudden and shrill: a sharp whistle.
- Sudden and brilliant or dazzling: a sharp flash of lightning.
- Strongly affecting the senses of smell and taste: a sharp pungent odor; a sharp cheese.
- Composed of hard angular particles: sharp sand.
- Music.
- Raised in pitch by a semitone.
- Being above the proper pitch.
- Having the key signature in sharps.
- Informal. Attractive or stylish: a sharp jacket. See synonyms at fashionable.
- In a sharp manner: hit me sharp on the brow.
- Punctually; exactly: at three o'clock sharp.
- Music. Above the true or proper pitch.
- Music.
- A sign (♯) used to indicate that a note is to be raised by a half step.
- A note that is raised a half step.
- A slender sewing needle with a very fine point.
- Informal.
- An expert.
- A shrewd cheater; a sharper.
v. Music, sharped, sharp·ing, sharps. v.tr.
To raise in pitch by a semitone.
v.intr.
To play or sing above the proper pitch.
[Middle English scharp, from Old English scearp.]
sharply sharp'ly adv.sharpness sharp'ness n.
SYNONYMS sharp, keen, acute. These adjectives all apply literally to fine edges, points, or tips. Figuratively they indicate mental alertness and clarity of comprehension. Sharp suggests quickness and astuteness: "a young man of sharp and active intellect" (John Henry Newman). Keen implies clear-headedness and acuity: a journalist with a keen mind and quick wits. Acute suggests penetrating perception or discernment: an acute observer of national politics.
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