hone
hone
verb
verb
- [with obj.]sharpen with a whetstone
用磨刀石磨
■[usu. be honed]make sharper or more focused or efficient
使更锋利（或更强烈、更集中、更有效）
their appetites were honed by fresh air and exercise.
新鲜空气和运动使他们的食欲更加旺盛了。
- a whetstone, especially one used to sharpen razors
（细）磨石，油石（尤指用于磨剃须刀）
■[mass noun]the stone of which whetstones are made
（制造磨刀石的）磨石块
- Middle English: from Old English hān 'stone', of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse hein
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