whetstone

/ˈwetstəʊn/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈɛtstˌon] /ˈwetstəʊn/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈɛtstˌon] /ˈ(h)wet-ˌstōn How to pronounce whetstone (audio)/ (ame, mw)

whetstone — noun

  • whetstonesingular
  • whetstonesplural

1. a hard stone that you rub a blade against so a knife or tool can cut sharply aga

1.名詞C1
釋義

a hard stone that you rub a blade against so a knife or tool can cut sharply again

例句

Before filleting the fish, Jiwoo ran the chef's knife across a whetstone.

run a knife across a whetstone before cutting

The carpenter kept a whetstone beside his chisels on the workshop shelf.

keep a whetstone beside tools

同義詞
  • sharpening stone

    the plain everyday term for the same tool

  • hone

    shorter specialist word, used more in craft or trade contexts

  • oilstone

    a kind of whetstone that is used with oil

文法句型

use a whetstone

sharpen + knife/blade/tool + on a whetstone

用法筆記

Usually refers to a hand-held sharpening stone for blades such as knives, chisels, or shears. In everyday speech, many people would also say sharpening stone.

常見錯誤

❌He cleaned the pan with a whetstone.
✅He sharpened the knife on a whetstone.
💡a whetstone is used to sharpen a blade, not to scrub kitchen equipment.