refined
a. 精炼的, 优雅的, 精细的 [医] 精制过的, 精练过的
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The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form.
商务 金融We're still purchasing copper ore, but the market for refined is weaker.
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simple past and past participle of refine
The raw petroleum was refined into kerosene.
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Precise, freed from imprecision
Sagacious, sometimes (derogatory) oversubtle or feigning sagacity.
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Precise, freed from imprecision
Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out.
The argument, while not persuasive, is quite refined.
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Precise, freed from imprecision
Developed, improved.
The curriculum has been carefully refined to meet the needs of foreign students.
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Cultured, freed from vulgarity
Elevated and polished.
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In the British Isles, Oxbridge is considered refined; Geordie somewhat less so.
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Cultured, freed from vulgarity
Elegant, sometimes (derogatory) affected, prissy, or bloodless.
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Don Draper was a man of refined tastes.
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Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities
Highly-processed and pure.
Under current guidelines, refined sugar must be at least five times purer than its raw counterpart.
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Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities
Free of dross or alloy.
The Temple at Jerusalem preferred Tyrian shekels, since even with Ba'al's portrait they bore highly refined silver.
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Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities
Morally pure.
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Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum.