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whetstone

/wɛtstəʊn/

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noun

磨刀石，磨石

A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool.

Examples :

"The woodcarver carefully used the whetstone to sharpen his chisel. "

那位木雕師傅小心翼翼地用磨刀石打磨他的鑿子。

material utensil device work industry

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noun

性能基准，测试基准。

A benchmark for evaluating the power and performance of a computer.

Examples :

"The new graphics card was tested against the industry standard whetstone to see if it was worth the upgrade. "

为了测试这款新型显卡是否值得升级，我们使用了行业标准的性能基准对其进行了测试。

computing technology

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noun

兴奋剂，刺激物

Examples :

"The challenging puzzle served as a whetstone for my problem-solving skills. "

这个充满挑战的谜题就像兴奋剂一样，激发了我的解题能力。