hone
美音:[həun
]
英音:[həun
]
n.(细)磨(刀)石,油石,[方言]抱怨,想念 vt.用磨刀石磨
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hone为短语/超纲词汇
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动词过去式:honed 过去分词:honed 现在分词:honing 第三人称单数:hones
hone
/həʊn; hon/
n stone used for sharpening the cutting edges of tools, etc （磨工具等的刀口用的）磨石.
v [Tn] sharpen (sth) on a hone 在磨石上把（某物）磨锋利.
n stone used for sharpening the cutting edges of tools, etc （磨工具等的刀口用的）磨石.
v [Tn] sharpen (sth) on a hone 在磨石上把（某物）磨锋利.
hone
v [T]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: hone 'stone for making things sharp' (14-19 centuries), from Old English hon 'stone']
to improve your skill at doing something, especially when you are already very good at it
He set about honing his skills as a draughtsman.
finely honed (=extremely well-developed) intuition
formal to make knives, swords etc sharp
= sharpen
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: hone 'stone for making things sharp' (14-19 centuries), from Old English hon 'stone']
to improve your skill at doing something, especially when you are already very good at it
He set about honing his skills as a draughtsman.
finely honed (=extremely well-developed) intuition
formal to make knives, swords etc sharp
= sharpen
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