honing [
hon]
[化] 珩磨
Hone \Hone\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Honed} (h[=o]nd); p. pr. & vb.
n. {Honing}.]
1. To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order
to sharpen; as, to hone a razor.
2. to render more precise or more effective; as, to hone
one's skills.
[PJC]
- The television advertisements for the microphone show two children honing in on the sound of a man's whistling, but Charren warned it could be used for other listening.
- But soon the 47-year-old Method legend was stuffing cotton wool in his cheeks, honing that Italianate croak and earning his second Oscar.
- In Hawthorne, Calif., Mattel Inc. is honing a system using a compact disk player.
- "I'd like to actually have a month and actually not do anything else but work on some furniture, work on honing those skills which I haven't practiced for so long," he said.
- But his ads have become feistier and more focused as his poll standings fall, honing in on economic populism and championing middle-class causes.
- Britain began honing its promotional skills with the 1984 offering of British Telecommunications.
- Ever since the Houston-based oil company received the settlement from Texaco Inc. last year, it has been watched closely for any sign it may be honing in on takeover targets.