refine

• vt. 精炼，提纯；改善；使…文雅

re-,再，重新，fine,精细的，细微的，好的。

1. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing;

"refine one's style of writing"

2. make more complex, intricate, or richer;

"refine a design or pattern"

3. treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition;

"refine paper stock"

"refine pig iron"

"refine oil"

4. reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities;

"refine sugar"

5. attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying;

"many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet"

6. make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of;

"refine a method of analysis"

"refine the constant in the equation"

refine

refine: see fine

refine (v.)

1580s, of metals, c. 1590 of manners, from re-, intensive prefix, + obsolete fine (v.) "make fine," from fine (adj.) "delicate." Compare French raffiner, Italian raffinare, Spanish refinar. General and figurative sense is recorded from 1590s; of sugar, from 1610s. Related: Refined; refining.

improve, better, perfect, refine

这些动词均有"改进，改善"之意。

improve： 最常用词，多指状态或性质上的深刻或重要改进，也可指自身能力的提高。

better： 多用于口语，指适当地改善原来并非很差的状态或性质，也指社会地位、经济状况的改善。

perfect： 语义强，通常指使方法、技术等达到完善美好的境地。

refine： 侧重指使语言、仪态等变得文雅、优美，也可指技艺等的提高。

He has done it by exploring, by experimenting, by developing his own model of the grammar of language, by trying it out and seeing whether it works, by gradually changing it and refining it until it does work.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

Groups like these will help you refine your analytical skills and enable you to express yourself better.

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

The major components of our energy systems, such as fuel production, refining, electrical generation and distribution, are costly installation that have lengthy life spans.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Can they refine the idea and resubmit it?

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

Instead of trying to refine old formulas, they invent new ones.

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

the process of refining oil/sugar

炼油的 / 炼糖的工序

牛津词典

Oil is refined to remove naturally occurring impurities.

油经过提炼去除天然存在的杂质。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Surgical techniques are constantly being refined.

外科手术的技术不断得到完善。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Membrane separation technique was used to refine soybean oil and to dispose whey effluent.

摘要通过实验室小试、中试,实现了将膜分离技术应用于大豆油脂精炼及其乳清废水的治理中.

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We shall have to refine on our methods of advertising.

我们得进一步改进做广告的方法.

《简明英汉词典》

Description Pomona moisturizing cr è me is enriched with Placenta and Collagen extract to refine facial treatment.

产品概述:该产品含有羊胎素和胶原蛋白精华,能够积极改善皮肤护理.

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Refine and clarify your vision. Where are your actions taking your organization?

精练地阐明你的见解. 你的行为最终目的是 什么 ?

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The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.

炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油.

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Each label can be used to further refine the search.

使用者可点选标示,缩小搜寻结果的范围.

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Next we have to refine that solution into something precisely described in standards text.

接着我们把解决方案提炼成标准文本中精确描述的东西.

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Refine and clarify your vision.

精练地阐明你的见解.

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Refine fine goods for people is the company's persevering pursue.

精制良品为万民是公司孜孜不倦的追求.

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You must not refine too much upon this charade.

你切不可过分推敲这个字谜.

辞典例句

With the power of advanced technique, we evolve and refine principle.

我们用先进技术的力量改进和发展原则.

辞典例句

The study of these six classics can refine our character in six different ways.

这六种的知识,陶冶我们六种不同的修养.

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The upgraded refinery will primarily refine and process sour Arabian crude.

升级后的红花油厂将用于提炼和加工含硫的阿拉伯原油.

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Modern medical techniques refine on those of the pass.

现代医学技术比过去的医学技术优越.

辞典例句

Daqing refine changes a company to insist management in recent years, acute meaning innovates.

大庆炼化公司近年咬定管理, 锐意创新.

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PLAYBOY : How do you refine the results when there are so many websites?

PLAYBOY: 有这么多的网站你们是怎么优化这些结果的 呢 ?

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Contemporary writers often select, filtrate and refine their fictional diction from the traditional position of culture.

当代作家常常站在传统文化的立场上选择 、 淘洗与磨练小说语言.

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Their daily work is to refine crude oil.

他们每天的工作是精炼原油.

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The eighteenth century sought to refine upon Shakespeare by altering and adapting his plays.

18世纪,人们试图通过改编莎士比亚的作品来超过他.

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Works of taste can refine the mind.

高雅的作品能陶冶心灵.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Prepare WLCC plan; develop and refine with design development.

准备全生命成本计价计划, 并随设计发展逐步优化.

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They can then refine their work by fitting it on an online model.

然后他们可以在一个网络模特的身上尝试自己的搭配.

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Reading good books helps to refine one's speech.

阅读好的书籍有助于一个人的言谈文雅.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Negotiation of price of new financial year of refine cooking coal has had preliminary result.

炼焦煤新财政年度价格谈判已经有初步结果.

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Does it affect your acting when you don't have much time to refine your performance?

在你没有多少时间精炼自己的表演的时候,对你的演出有没有影响?

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