Hone



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 细磨刀石; v. 磨刀
• ［英］ v. 磨刀 ( to sharpen with a hone)
• ［类］ 反义词: blunt ( 使变钝)
• ［记］ 注意不要和horn ( 号角) 相混
• ［例］ hone one's artistic skills ( 磨砺技艺)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hān stone; akin to Old Norse hein whetstone, Latin cot-, cos, Sanskrit ?i?āti he whets
• Date: 14th century
• whetstone

II. transitive verb (honed; honing)

• Date: 1798
• 1. to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
• 2. to make more acute, intense, or effective ; whet <helped her hone her comic timing — Patricia Bosworth>
• ? honer noun

III. intransitive verb (honed; honing)

• Etymology: Middle French hoigner to grumble
• Date: 1600
• 1. dialect yearn — often used with for or after
• 2. dialect grumble, moan

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