refine
英 [rɪ'faɪn]
美[rɪ'faɪn]
- vt. 精炼，提纯；改善；使…文雅
英英释意
- 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"
双语例句
- 1. We shall have to refine on our methods of advertising.
- 我们得进一步改进做广告的方法.
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- 2. 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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- 3. Modern medical techniques refine on those of the past.
- 现代医疗技术比过去的医疗技术要优越.
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- 4. They refine sugar using this way.
- 他们用这种方法精制糖.
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- 5. Works of taste can refine the mind.
- 高雅的作品能陶冶心灵.
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