honed

英 [həʊnd]

美 [hoʊnd]

v.  磨练，训练(尤指技艺); 磨(刀); 把(刀)磨快
hone的过去分词和过去式

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

双语例句

• She honed her debating skills at college.
  她在大学时便练就了辩论技巧。
• His loner instincts are honed sharp by the spying game.
  他那深居简出的性格就是在长期的谍报工作中磨炼出来的。
• Hermione's talents at blackmail are once again honed on Rita Skeeter.
  赫敏在敲诈方面的天赋又一次在丽塔·基特身上得到应用。
• Skills honed at home and local contacts are not necessarily easy to transport elsewhere.
  在本土市场中磨练出来的技能与在当地的关系不一定能轻易地转到其它地区。
• Say, In the time I have been out of the marketplace, I have better honed my skills in communication.
  例如，我曾经失业过一段时间，但那段时间里，我更好地锻炼了自己的沟通技巧。
• All were honed on its search engine and could give it a leg-up in the broader advertising world.
  所有这些都在其搜索引擎广告上得到过充分考验，而且可能为该公司进军更广泛的广告领域助一臂之力。
• They've got very strong skills, often honed by working in financial services.
  他们的能力非常强，金融服务业的工作经历磨练了他们的能力。
• Meanwhile, startups such as Myspace and Facebook redefined community interactivity, concepts honed or created by AOL.
  同时，myspace和facebook等初创企业重新定义了aol创造或发展的社交互动概念。
• Asian culture has been honed by centuries of hard experience, which explains why Asians save more.
  亚洲文化经历了数百年艰难历程的磨砺，这解释了为什么亚洲人喜欢储蓄。
• Analytical, problem solving, application, and evaluation skills are honed by examining current management and organizational issues, challenges, and opportunities.
  在有关管理和组织的问题、挑战、机遇中磨练分析、解决、应用问题并进行评估的技能。