hone

磨練、精進、琢磨

She spent years honing her writing skills at a small newspaper.

她在一家小報社花了好幾年磨練寫作技巧。

磨利、磨尖

The chef honed the blade until it could slice paper.

主廚把刀磨利到可以切開紙張。

磨刀石

He kept an old hone in the drawer with his razors.

他把一塊舊磨刀石和刮鬍刀一起放在抽屜裡。

聚焦、鎖定口語

The report hones in on the causes of the housing shortage.

這份報告聚焦於住宅短缺的成因。