hone

英 [həʊn]

美 [hoʊn]

v.  磨练，训练(尤指技艺); 磨(刀); 把(刀)磨快
n.  磨刀石

过去分词：honed　过去式：honed　第三人称单数：hones　复数：hones　现在分词：honing　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.18919 / COCA.8949

牛津词典

verb

• 磨练，训练（尤指技艺）
  to develop and improve sth, especially a skill, over a period of time
  1. His body was honed to perfection.
     他的身体锻炼得十全十美。
  2. She honed her debating skills at college.
     她在大学时便练就了辩论技巧。
  3. It was a finely honed piece of writing.
     那是一篇经过仔细推敲写成的文章。
• 磨（刀）；把（刀）磨快
  to make a blade sharp or sharper

柯林斯词典

• VERB 磨炼（技能）;开发（产品）；锤炼（观点）
  If youhonesomething, for example a skill, technique, idea, or product, you carefully develop it over a long period of time so that it is exactly right for your purpose.
  1. Leading companies spend time and money on honing the skills of senior managers...
     龙头公司会在磨砺高层管理人员的技能上付出时间和金钱。
  2. His body is honed and kept in trim with constant exercise.
     他经常运动，以锻炼身体和保持身材。
• VERB 磨（刀等）；把…磨快
  If youhonea blade, weapon, or tool, you sharpen it on a stone or with a special device.
  1. ...four grinding wheels for honing fine edged tools and implements.
     4个珩磨带有锋利刀刃的工具的砂轮
  2. ...a thin, honed blade.
     磨得锋利的薄刀片

英英释义

noun

• a whetstone made of fine gritstone

verb

• make perfect or complete
  1. perfect your French in Paris!
  Synonym:perfect
• sharpen with a hone
  1. hone a knife

双语例句

• Now that we have got the machines all fixed, we need to hone in on the quality control.
  现在我们把机器都修好了，那就要把注意力转向质量控制上面了。
• Personally, this is a skill I have to hone.
  就个人来说，我也需要修炼这种技术。
• These tools give powerful ways to craft, test, and hone regexps.
  这些工具提供了强大的功能，用于编写、测试和优化regexp。
• HONE: To smooth or finish; to polish. A process used to smooth a ground surface.
  珩磨：对磨加工过的表面进一步进行抛光、磨光处理。
• You hired private college advisers to read your essays and hone your interview skills.
  你们还聘请私立大学的指导老师阅读你的文章、磨炼你的面试技巧。
• I found chess is a terrific game to learn strategy and hone your brainpower.
  我觉得下棋对学习策略和磨练大脑很有帮助。
• Working on this project has helped me hone my programming skills on real-life problems.
  这个项目很好地锻炼了我解决实际问题是需要的编程技术。
• Over the years practice have helped me hone my skill and develop into a better writer.
  近几年来，实践帮助我提高了自己的技能，使我成为一名更加优秀的作家。
• Other villagers brought me goat's cheese and hone.
  其他村民给我带来了羊奶干酪和磨石。
• Hone your analytical skills.
  磨练你的分析技能。