refine

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vt. 精炼, 净化, 使优雅, 使精炼 vi. 被精炼, 被净化

发音

其它 /ɹɪˈfaɪn/
US /ɹɪˈfaɪn/

词形变化

refin'd refined refines 三单 refines refining refining 现在分词 refined 过去式 refined 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

精炼，提纯；改善；使…文雅

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.

    及物

    to refine gold

    to refine iron

    to refine wine

    to refine sugar

  2. 2.

    To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.

    及物

    to refine someone's manners

    to refine a language

    a refined style

    to refine one's tastes

  4. 4.

    To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.

    及物/不及物
  5. 5.

    To make nice or subtle.

    及物

    to refine thought

    to refine someone's language

词汇关系

动词

同义词 7

down polish elaborate complicate rectify fine-tune rarify

上位词 10

better change treat process improve alter modify purify amend distill

下位词 10

school train develop involve educate cultivate civilize civilise overrefine sophisticate

词源

From re- + fine.

来源：wiktionary