削尖

to sharpen

to peel with a knife / to pare / to cut (a ball at tennis etc)

to pare / to reduce / to remove / Taiwan pr. [xue4]

point (of needle) / sharp / shrewd / pointed

pointed; tapering; sharp / (of a sound) shrill; piercing / (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen / to make (one's voice) shrill / sharp point; tip / the best of sth; the cream of the crop