honed

英 [həʊnd]

美 [hoʊnd]

v.  磨练，训练(尤指技艺); 磨(刀); 把(刀)磨快
hone的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 磨炼（技能）;开发（产品）；锤炼（观点）
  If youhonesomething, 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB 磨（刀等）；把…磨快
  If youhonea blade, weapon, or tool, you sharpen it on a stone or with a special device.
  1. ...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
  2. ...a thin, honed blade.
     磨得锋利的薄刀片

双语例句

• Hermione's talents at blackmail are once again honed on Rita Skeeter.
  赫敏在敲诈方面的天赋又一次在丽塔·基特身上得到应用。
• She honed her debating skills at college.
  她在大学时便练就了辩论技巧。
• In the process, all the essential qualities and skills needed for a successful political career can be developed and honed.
  在这个过程之中，一个成功的政治家所需要的各种基本的品质和技术都可以得到培养和磨练。
• Your instincts are finely honed today as the intuitive Moon aligns with Mercury in your sign.
  随着月亮与水星的直观排列在你的宫，你的本能得到了细致的磨练。
• His loner instincts are honed sharp by the spying game.
  他那深居简出的性格就是在长期的谍报工作中磨炼出来的。
• A person's knowledge, through learning can be; a person's growth, must be honed.
  一个人的知识，通过学习可以得到；一个人的成长，必须通过磨练。
• All were honed on its search engine and could give it a leg-up in the broader advertising world.
  所有这些都在其搜索引擎广告上得到过充分考验，而且可能为该公司进军更广泛的广告领域助一臂之力。
• Meanwhile, startups such as Myspace and Facebook redefined community interactivity, concepts honed or created by AOL.
  同时，myspace和facebook等初创企业重新定义了aol创造或发展的社交互动概念。
• But both sides have honed their methods and, in some ways, the gap between them has shrunk.
  但是争论双方的研究方法都已纯熟，在某种程度上，他们之间的分歧有所缓解。
• The advance team was at the peak of their self-confidence, honed by political campaigns to a razor-edge.
  这个先遣班子，由于在竞选运动中的磨炼，正是锋芒毕露达到了自信的顶峰。