hone a skill
collocation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。
磨炼；锤炼
hones — third person singular of hone
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磨炼；锤炼
to refine a skill by learning and practice
She spends hours each week honing her public speaking skills.
她每周花数小时磨练她的公开演讲技巧。
用磨刀石磨；磨快
To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
用磨刀石加工出精密孔径
To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
通过学习提高(技能)
To refine (a skill especially) by learning.
使更敏锐、强烈或有效
To make more acute, intense, or effective.
hone
Base
原形
hones
3rd person
第三人称单数
honing
-ing
现在分词
honed
Past
过去式
honed
Past participle
过去分词
She hones her skills every day.
她每天磨练自己的技能。
He honed the knife before cooking.
他在做饭前磨了刀。
They have honed their technique over years.
他们多年来磨练了自己的技术。
常用于表示磨练技能或磨刀。
He honed the blade on a whetstone until it was razor-sharp.
他在磨刀石上磨刀刃，直到它锋利无比。
The chef is honing his knife before preparing the sushi.
厨师在准备寿司前正在磨刀。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
培养敏锐直觉
Years of practice honed her instincts for spotting fake news.
多年的实践培养了她识别假新闻的敏锐直觉。
把注意力集中于，瞄准
Let's hone in on the key question and stop going around in circles.
咱们把注意力集中到关键问题上，别再绕圈子了。
磨炼技能，提高本领
She practices every day to hone her skills as a pianist.
她每天练习，以磨炼自己作为钢琴家的技能。
精进手艺，提升技艺
Over the years, the potter honed his craft to near perfection.
这些年，这位陶艺家将他的手艺锤炼得近乎完美。
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hone 里有 one——把一招练到极致，便是磨炼（磨快技能）。
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。
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.
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