hone
US
UK hone [sth] vtr: figurative (refine: skills)
SC 研习，练习，磨练 yán xí，liàn xí，mó liàn
TC 練習
TC 練習
Jane worked as an intern to continue to hone her skills before she applied for graduate school.
在申请研究生院前，简曾参加实习以继续磨练技能。
hone [sth] vtr: (sharpen: a blade)
SC 磨 mó
TC 磨
TC 磨
SC 用磨刀石磨 mó ，yòng mó dāo shí mó
The butcher honed his knife while he talked to a customer.
屠夫一边和客人说话一边磨刀。
hone n: (whetstone)
SC 磨刀石 mó dāo shí
My grandfather still sharpens his razors on his old hone.
hone in on, hone in on [sth] vi: US (locate or target)
SC 锁定 suǒ dìng
SC 瞄准 suǒ dìng，miáo zhǔn
The missile uses a sensor to hone in on its target.
导弹用传感器来定位目标。
hone in on [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep: US, nonstandard but common (go towards: a target, etc.)
SC 向...走去
SC 向...集中