hone

英 [həʊn] 美 [hoʊn]

• n. 细磨刀石；磨孔机
• vt. 磨刀；磨练

英英释义

Noun:

1. a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors

Verb:

1. sharpen with a hone;

   "hone a knife"
   

2. make perfect or complete;

   "perfect your French in Paris!"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. 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。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. He was honing his razor although it's very sharp.
   尽管他的剃刀十分锋利了，可他还是不停地磨它。
2. They hone their skills in their everyday lives.
   他们在日常生活中磨炼才能。
3. He runs every day to hone his stamina.
   为了增强耐力，他每天都进行跑步锻炼。

经典引文

• Colonial axes had only one blade, honed to hair-splitting sharpness.

  出自： C. McCullough

• Desperation honed up her wits to a razor edge.

  出自： A. Price

词汇搭配

• hone stone 珩磨块
• road hone 土路整平器
• cylinder hone grinder 气缸珩磨机
• cylinder hone 汽缸珩磨头

近反义词

【近义词】

• sharpen 使尖锐
• perfect 完美的
• improve 改善
• refine 精炼
• enhance 提高
• polish 光泽
• work on 对 ... 起作用...
• practice 练习
• practise 练习
• whet 磨
• file 档案
• grind 磨
• point 观点