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hone n.细磨刀石；磨孔机vt.磨刀；磨练 (1) 其他村民给我带来了羊奶干酪和磨石。(2) 尽管他的剃刀十分锋利了，可他还是不停地磨它。(3) 他们在日常生活中磨炼才能。(4) 为了增强耐力，他每天都进行跑步锻炼。 Hone, the verb, literally means to sharpen with a hone, a whetstone used to sharpen cutting tools. Use hone to describe someone working hard, perfecting or sharpening skills, as in "She is honing her skills as an actress by working in community theater." Hone, which rhymes with phone, is from the Old English word, han, meaning "stone, rock."

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英 [həʊn] 美 [hoʊn] (1) Other villagers brought me goat's cheese and hone.(2) He was honing his razor although it's very sharp.(3) They hone their skills in their everyday lives.(4) He runs every day to hone his stamina. The verb hone means to sharpen skills. When you practice shooting baskets every day after school, you are honing your skills as a basketball player. 1[VERB 动词]磨炼（技能）；开发（产品）；锤炼（观点） If you hone something, 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.   [V n]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。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。2[VERB 动词]磨（刀等）；把…磨快 If you hone a blade, weapon, or tool, you sharpen it on a stone or with a special device.   [V n]  [V-ed]  [TECHNICAL 术语]...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...a thin, honed blade.磨得锋利的薄刀片

英语单词	hone
英美音标	英 [həʊn] 美 [hoʊn]
中文释义	n.细磨刀石；磨孔机 vt.磨刀；磨练
英语例句	(1) Other villagers brought me goat's cheese and hone. (2) He was honing his razor although it's very sharp. (3) They hone their skills in their everyday lives. (4) He runs every day to hone his stamina.
中文例句	(1) 其他村民给我带来了羊奶干酪和磨石。 (2) 尽管他的剃刀十分锋利了，可他还是不停地磨它。 (3) 他们在日常生活中磨炼才能。 (4) 为了增强耐力，他每天都进行跑步锻炼。
vocabulary简明	The verb hone means to sharpen skills. When you practice shooting baskets every day after school, you are honing your skills as a basketball player.
vocabulary扩展	Hone, the verb, literally means to sharpen with a hone, a whetstone used to sharpen cutting tools. Use hone to describe someone working hard, perfecting or sharpening skills, as in "She is honing her skills as an actress by working in community theater." Hone, which rhymes with phone, is from the Old English word, han, meaning "stone, rock."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]磨炼（技能）；开发（产品）；锤炼（观点） If you hone something, 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. [V n] 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。 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。 2 [VERB 动词]磨（刀等）；把…磨快 If you hone a blade, weapon, or tool, you sharpen it on a stone or with a special device. [V n] [V-ed] [TECHNICAL 术语] ...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 ...a thin, honed blade. 磨得锋利的薄刀片

Hone Honing Skills Sharpen Day Means Working Verb