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hone sth
可用于具体物品的磨砺。
He honed the blade on a whetstone.
他在磨刀石上磨刀刃。
磨刀石
hones — plural of hone
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
磨刀石
A fine-grained stone used for sharpening razors or other cutting tools.
He honed the blade on a whetstone.
他在磨刀石上磨刀刃。
由极细砂粒组成的磨刀石,用于去除剃刀或其他刃具的毛刺或卷刃
A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
脸颊上的一种肿胀
A kind of swelling in the cheek.
用于制造精密孔洞的机床
A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.
Before shaving, he ran the razor over the hone to ensure a sharp edge.
刮胡子前，他在细磨刀石上磨了磨剃须刀，以确保刀刃锋利。
The chef's kit contained several hones of different grits for maintaining kitchen knives.
这位厨师的工具箱里有几块不同粒度的细磨刀石，用于保养厨房刀具。
He carefully placed the hone on the table and began sharpening the chisel.
他小心地把细磨刀石放在桌上，开始磨凿子。
可用于具体物品的磨砺。
He honed the blade on a whetstone.
他在磨刀石上磨刀刃。
常用于抽象技能的提升。
She honed her presentation skills to perfection.
她把演讲技巧磨练得完美无瑕。
强调使某物变成另一种状态。
The coach honed the team into a championship contender.
教练把球队打磨成冠军争夺者。
Not this
She honed up her presentation skills.
Use this
She honed her presentation skills.
hone 本身已含有‘磨炼、完善’之意，添加 up 是冗余的，因为 hone 是及物动词，直接接宾语即可，不需要介词或副词。
Not this
He honed on his English every day.
Use this
He honed his English every day.
hone 是及物动词，后直接接宾语，不需要介词 on。汉语中‘磨练’后可能加‘在……上’，但英语中 hone 直接带宾语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
使用磨刀石
Use a hone to remove the burr from the blade.
用磨刀石去除刀刃上的毛刺。
精磨磨刀石
A finishing hone gives the knife a razor-sharp edge.
精磨磨刀石能使刀刃锋利如剃刀。
磨刀油
Apply a few drops of hone oil before sharpening.
磨刀前滴几滴磨刀油。
汽缸珩磨工具
The mechanic used a cylinder hone to smooth the engine bore.
技师用汽缸珩磨工具打磨发动机缸孔。
金刚石磨石
A diamond hone is ideal for reshaping hard steel tools.
金刚石磨石很适合修整硬钢工具。
瞄准；集中精力于
We need to hone in on the main problem before the deadline.
我们需要在截止日期前把主要问题作为重点。
磨炼技能
She continues to hone her skills as a musician.
她继续磨炼自己作为音乐家的技能。
增强（竞争）优势
The coach helps players hone an edge before big games.
教练帮助球员在大赛前增强优势。
Use hones naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 hone 看成 h + one：一块石头（one 石头），就是磨刀石，用来磨刃。
语域：neutral 常见场景：razor sharpening、edge-tool maintenance 这里取“磨刀石”义项：作名词时通常指用极细磨料制成的磨刀石，多出现在刀具或剃刀维护的说明中。这个词比较专门，语气中性，日常表达中也常说 sharpening stone。
这些词都以 -one 结尾，并且都读 /oʊn/，与 hone /hoʊn/ 押韵。注意不要被拼写相似的 one /wʌn/ 或 gone /ɡɒn/ 误导，它们的发音不同。
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