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单词 refinery
释义

refine /ri-fīnˈ/

transitive verb
  1. To purify
  2. To clarify
  3. (usu with out) to get rid of (impurities, etc) by a purifying process
  4. To free from coarseness, vulgarity or crudity
  5. To make more cultured
intransitive verb
  1. To become more fine, pure, subtle or cultured
  2. To apply or affect subtlety or nicety
  3. To improve by adding refinement or subtlety (with on or upon)
ORIGIN: L re- denoting change of state, and fine1

refinedˈ adjective

refinˈedly adverb

  1. In a refined manner
  2. With affected elegance

refinˈedness noun

refineˈment noun

  1. The act or practice of refining
  2. State of being refined
  3. Culture in feelings, taste and manners
  4. An improvement
  5. A subtlety
  6. An excessive nicety

refinˈer noun

refinˈery noun

A place for refining

refinˈing noun

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