| 单词 | hone |
| 释义 | hone hone1 —honer, n. /hohn/, n. , v. , honed, honing. n. 1. a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools. 2. a precision tool with a mechanically rotated abrasive tip, for enlarging holes to precise dimensions. v.t. 3. to sharpen on a hone: to hone a carving knife. 4. to enlarge or finish (a hole) with a hone. 5. to make more acute or effective; improve; perfect: to hone one's skills. [bef. 950; ME (n.); OE han stone, rock; c. ON hein hone; akin to CONE] hone2 /hohn/, v.i. , honed, honing. 1. South Midland and Southern U.S. to yearn; long: to hone for the farm life; to hone after peach pie. 2. Archaic. to moan and groan. [1590-1600; < AF *honer; OF hogner to grumble, growl < Gmc; cf. OS honian to abuse, revile] |
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