refine

英 [rɪˈfaɪn]

美 [rɪˈfaɪn]

v.  精炼; 提纯; 去除杂质; 改进; 改善; 使精练

现在分词：refining　过去分词：refined　过去式：refined　第三人称单数：refines　

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牛津词典

verb

• 精炼；提纯；去除杂质
  to make a substance pure by taking other substances out of it
  1. the process of refining oil/sugar
     炼油的 / 炼糖的工序
• 改进；改善；使精练
  to improve sth by making small changes to it

柯林斯词典

• VERB 提炼;精炼
  When a substanceis refined, it is made pure by having all other substances removed from it.
  1. Oil is refined to remove naturally occurring impurities.
     油经过提炼去除天然存在的杂质。
• VERB 改进，改善，改良（过程、理论或机器）
  If something such as a process, theory, or machineis refined, it is improved by having small changes made to it.
  1. Surgical techniques are constantly being refined.
     外科手术的技术不断得到完善。

英英释义

verb

• make more complex, intricate, or richer
  1. refine a design or pattern
  Synonym:complicaterarifyelaborate
• make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of
  1. refine a method of analysis
  2. refine the constant in the equation
• attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying
  1. many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet
• improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
  1. refine one's style of writing
  Synonym:polishfine-tunedown
• reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state
  1. refine sugar
  Synonym:rectify
• treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
  1. refine paper stock
  2. refine pig iron
  3. refine oil

双语例句

• Refine the system architecture to support the new context and requirements.
  精化系统架构以适应新的环境和需求。
• MDSD consists of a set of transformations that progressively refine knowledge, requirements, and design of complex systems.
  MDSD包含一系列转型，逐渐的细化知识、需求和复杂系统的设计。
• To promote the development of the development zone, and a staff members have more drudgery and refine system, a vigil for more than a year, hard work, and achieved great success.
  为推动开发区的发展，他和开发区干部职工一道，熬更守夜苦干，细化制度，勤奋工作，一年多来，成绩斐然。
• Discussions with other researchers at these meetings can help you to refine your research questions to the most pertinent.
  和其他与会研究者讨论也有助于提炼出最精准的研究问题。
• Beck invited Ron Jeffries to the project to help develop and refine these methods.
  贝克邀请罗恩杰弗里斯的项目，帮助制定和完善这些方法。
• Get out of the conference room and refine and revise as you learn lessons in actual practice.
  请您从会议室中走出来，到实践中修改和完善您所学到的知识。
• Design patterns usually refine the design model to capture frequently used or complex structures and processes.
  设计模式通常对设计模型进行提炼，从而获取经常使用的，或复杂的结构和过程。
• Works of taste can refine the mind.
  高雅的作品能陶冶心灵。
• I combine digital data with hand drawings, and then refine it.
  我结合了数字化材料和手绘，然后再精制画面。
• We can now invest in further work to refine, and ultimately to expand, genetic treatment approaches.
  我们现在可以投资进一步细化这项工作，最终开发出遗传治疗方法。