hone
verb/həʊn/
/həʊn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they hone | /həʊn/ /həʊn/ |
| he / she / it hones | /həʊnz/ /həʊnz/ |
| past simple honed | /həʊnd/ /həʊnd/ |
| past participle honed | /həʊnd/ /həʊnd/ |
| -ing form honing | /ˈhəʊnɪŋ/ /ˈhəʊnɪŋ/ |
- to develop and improve something, especially a skill, over a period of time
磨炼，训练（尤指技艺） - hone something She honed her debating skills at college.
她在大学时便练就了辩论技巧。 - It was a finely honed piece of writing.
那是一篇经过仔细推敲写成的文章。 - hone something to something His body was honed to perfection.
他的身体锻炼得十全十美。
- hone something She honed her debating skills at college.
- hone something (to something) to make a knife or other tool sharp or sharper
磨（刀等）；把（刀等）磨快 - The knife had been honed to razor sharpness.
这把刀已经磨得锋利。 - The hook should be honed to a needle-sharp point.
钩子应磨至针尖。
- The knife had been honed to razor sharpness.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old English hān ‘stone’, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse hein.