尖端：某事物中最困难或最危险的方面。
船头；第一线；决策地位
... Sewn-up 由于放置太多的器械，一条路线看上去象缝上般。 Sharp end 在先锋攀登者那端的绳子。 Short roping 短绳技术。两个攀登者用中、短长度的绳子连在一起。剩下的绳子卷起背在肩上。 ...
... 尖头 pointed end; sharp end; pike ... 放大镜 magnifying glass; magnifier 扩大镜,放大镜。 multiplying glass ...
船头；第一线；决策地位
He started work at the sharp end of the business, as a salesman.
他从这一行最为棘手的工作做起，当了推销员。
Sharp end cuts through boxes or bags.
尖头，可以穿透箱子或袋子。
Those four consecutive defeats have cast an unforgiving light on the sharp end of benitez's squad.
连败四场的战绩使得贝尼特斯的队伍最终暴露在无可原谅的目光之中。
However,Australian health authorities expect a sharp rise in the number of swine flu infections in August, toward the end of winter in the southern hemisphere.
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It is never comfortable to be at the sharp end of the political process.
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That doesn't mean it can't feel like the exact opposite for some of those at the sharp end.
Mr Wright said he wanted resources concentrated at the "sharp end" rather than "costly and often unnecessary red tape".
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