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

• China and India both have big domestic markets where companies can hone their skills before venturing overseas.
  中国和印度都拥有巨大的国内市场，企业到海外探险之前可以先在国内磨练技能。
• If you do not know how to hand hone a hook, you should learn.
  如果你不知道怎么手一钩骨，你要学习。
• 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。
• To counteract insecurity, make sure you master your knowledge and hone your skills to gain confidence in yourself.
  想要消除那种不安全感，我们就要确保自己牢牢掌握了知识，磨砺了技能，以获得对自身的自信。
• You do not think this is right in the hone your own!
  你不认为这是在磨练你自己吗！
• Banners are already hung as teachers meet with students to hone speeches and parent volunteers prepare food.
  在教师和学生碰头打磨演讲稿、家长志愿者准备食物的时候，横幅已经悬挂起来了。
• So are a firm grasp of language and context, which drama and literature hone.
  对语言与语境的正确把握也是如此，而戏剧和文学可以磨练这种能力。
• 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。
• By engaging in this interactive gaming experience, gamers become team players and hone their social skills.
  通过这种交互式游戏体验，玩家们成了团队中的一员，同时也磨练了他们的社交技能。
• They hone their skills in their everyday lives.
  他们在日常生活中磨炼才能。