| 释义 |
refine
refine /rɪˈfaɪn/ verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for refine
1 F0 to make something pure or improve something, especially by removing unwanted material: » Crude oil is industrially refined to purify it and separate out the different elements, such as benzene.Thesaurus+: ↑Correcting and mending , ↑Editing and compilingThesaurus+: ↑Industrial processing2 C2 to improve an idea, method, system, etc. by making small changes: » Engineers spent many months refining the software.Thesaurus+: ↑Making things better , ↑Becoming better |