honed
past simple and past participle ofhone
| 单词 | honed |
| 释义 | honed past simple and past participle ofhone hone verb[T] uk/həʊn/us/hoʊn/honeverb[T](MAKE SHARP)to make anobjectsharp: Thebonehad been honedtoapoint. Sharp and blunt
honeverb[T](MAKE PERFECT)to make somethingperfectorcompletelysuitableforitspurpose: Hisphysiquewas honedtoperfection. Herdebatingskillswere honed in thestudents'union. Making things better
Examplesofhonedhoned In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It offers depth as well as breadth combined with a mass of detailed statistical information that has beenhonedcarefully to ensure comparability across countries. From theCambridge English Corpus The friars had longhonedtheir polemical skills through rivalry between the orders and with the secular clergy. From theCambridge English Corpus Lawyers and experienced community leaders have oftenhonedthese skills through years of experience and education. From theCambridge English Corpus The justification for doing this is that party programmes are carefully considered and finelyhoneddocuments, so no sentence appears in them without a purpose. From theCambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, he is also writing for experts, with finelyhonedspecialist knowledge in a range of fields, including philosophy as well as musicology. From theCambridge English Corpus As when completing crossword puzzles, each attribute can be practised, improved, andhonedto perfection. From theCambridge English Corpus In resisting changes that would undermine local control over education, local actors employed resistance strategieshonedby the experience of authoritarianism and subordination. From theCambridge English Corpus The explications they contain display all the hallmarks of teaching methodshonedover many years. From theCambridge English Corpus The composer's skill at setting a mood and underlying dialog, so wellhonedin his film scores, is for the most part well in evidence. From theCambridge English Corpus It is clear that the urgency and severity of their topic hashonedthe writing of the three authors wonderfully. From theCambridge English Corpus But othershonedtheir social skills at school in fisticuffs or worse. From theCambridge English Corpus These companies havehonedtheir marketing and distribution capabilities through ' personalisation' technologies that offer customised advertising, product recommendations, and other ' pushed' content in e-commerce marketplaces. From theCambridge English Corpus These were skills that werehonedwith age and experience. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, their specificity ishonedby secondary adaptations that occur in mechanisms with which they interact. From theCambridge English Corpus A "clinical imagination,"honedby experience, can help. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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