Word · Frequency #18919
honing
磨炼；锤炼
honing is the present participle of hone.
to refine a skill by learning and practice
- 1.
To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
用磨刀石磨；磨快
- 2.
To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
用磨刀石加工出精密孔径
- 3.
To refine (a skill especially) by learning.
通过学习提高(技能)
- 4.
To make more acute, intense, or effective.
使更敏锐、强烈或有效
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
In use
She spends hours each week honing her public speaking skills.
He honed the blade on a whetstone until it was razor-sharp.
The chef is honing his knife before preparing the sushi.
Verb forms
base hone · third person hones · -ing honing · past honed · past participle honed
常用于表示磨练技能或磨刀。
Connections
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
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
hone 里有 one——把一招练到极致，便是磨炼（磨快技能）。
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。
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.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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