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

• Participants will have more practice and rehearsal opportunities to hone their acting skills.
  参加者将有更多时间排练小品和练习对白。
• After all, a school club is also a classroom where students can hone their management and communication skills.
  毕竟，社团就像一个课堂，学生能在其中锻炼自己的管理和沟通能力。
• 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。
• 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。
• Hone the work of international trade for many years I have become a stable, confident and carefully, and the more I exercise patience and communication.
  多年国际贸易工作磨练了我成为稳重，信心，细心，更锻炼了我的耐心和交际。
• 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。
• Hone your skills and learn more about Rational tools with these courses, which range from introductory to advanced.
  通过这些从介绍性的到高级的课程磨练您的技能，并学习更多关于Rational工具的内容。
• 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。
• 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。
• A great way to hone your soft skills and maintain relationships.
  这是提升软技能并保持人际关系的好办法。