Word · Frequency #18919
honed
磨炼；锤炼
honed is the past of hone.
核心释义
to refine a skill by learning and practice
- 1.
用磨刀石磨；磨快
To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
- 2.
用磨刀石加工出精密孔径
To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
- 3.
通过学习提高(技能)
To refine (a skill especially) by learning.
- 4.
使更敏锐、强烈或有效
To make more acute, intense, or effective.
增强；强化；磨尖；磨快；磨砺；珩磨；用珩磨机精加工；用磨刀石磨；磨快；用磨刀石加工出精密孔径
用法In use
She spends hours each week honing her public speaking skills.
用法提示：这里hone表示‘磨练、提高技能’，用作及物动词。
He honed the blade on a whetstone until it was razor-sharp.
用法提示：这里hone表示‘用磨刀石磨’，具体指物理打磨。
The chef is honing his knife before preparing the sushi.
用法提示：这里hone表示‘磨刀’，现在进行时。
hone sth
本义指用磨刀石把刀、剃刀等磨锋利，宾语通常是具体的刀具或刀锋。
He honed the knife on a whetstone until it was razor-sharp.
他在磨刀石上把刀磨得锋利如剃刀。
hone sth by doing sth
用于抽象意义时，宾语多为技能、技艺等；by 后接动名词，说明磨炼的方式。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- hone a skill
- 磨炼技能
- She took evening classes to hone her writing skills.她参加夜校课程来磨炼自己的写作技能。
- hone one's craft
- 锤炼手艺
- The carpenter honed his craft over many years.这位木匠多年来不断锤炼自己的手艺。
- hone an edge
- 磨快刀刃
- He honed the edge of the knife before slicing the meat.切肉之前，他先把刀的刃磨快了。
- hone one's abilities
- 锻炼能力
- Public speaking is a great way to hone your abilities.公开演讲是锻炼能力的好方法。
- hone an instinct
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
hone 里有 one——把一招练到极致，便是磨炼（磨快技能）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：磨刀/机械加工、技能训练与职业发展、演讲、写作等自我提升 hone 作动词时，字面义“磨快”多见于具体工具或机械加工场景；引申义“磨炼、提高（技能）”比较常见于职场、学习或自我提升语境，整体偏正式或中性书面用法，日常口语较少用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with hone (/həʊn/): they share the final /əʊn/ sound. Beware lookalikes ending in -one such as done /dʌn/, gone /ɡɒn/, and one /wʌn/, which sound completely different.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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