音标:[ri'fain] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
vt. 精炼, 净化, 使优雅, 使精炼
vi. 被精炼, 被净化
v. treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
v. reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
v. attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying
v. make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of
词型变化:现在分词 : refining ; 过去分词 : refined ; 过去式 : refined ; 第三人称单数 : refines ; 名词复数形式 : refines
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refine的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. The oil will be refined.这些石油将被精炼。
  2. Their daily work is to refine crude oil.他们每天的工作是精炼原油。
  3. Sugar, oil and metals are refined before use.糖, 油和金属在使用前须先提炼。
  4. We shall have to refine on our methods of advertising.我们得进一步改进做广告的方法。
  5. She will refine on her Bad points.她会改进她的缺点。
  6. The author is planning to refine on his work of five years ago.作者打算把他5年前的著作修改得更完美些。
  7. After30 years, the mature author was able to refine on the work of his youth.过去30年,这位作家已经成熟,他可以将年轻时候写的作品修改得更完美了。
  8. Reading good books helps to refine our speech.读一些好书有助于使我们的言谈更优雅。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. They refine sugar using this way.他们用这种方法精制糖。
  2. The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。
  3. He has refined his taste and manners.他已使自己的趣味爱好和举止仪态变得高雅完美。
  4. Reading good books helps to refine one's speech.阅读好书有助于使你的谈吐高雅。
  5. He refined the whole art of shuttle diplomacy.他把穿梭外交艺术发展到炉火纯青的地步。
  6. Reporters tried to refine their question to draw a direct response.记者们力图把问题提得简练巧妙,以便引出一个直接的答复。
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  8. Oil must be refined before it can be used.石油必须提炼后才能使用。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
refine away (v.+adv.)
    取去 take awayrefine sth ⇔ away

    But I have refined everything away by this time—anger, indignation, scorn itself.Nothing left but disgust.

    到这时,我一切不平都没有了——发火,愤慨,嘲笑本身。什么都没了,只有厌恶。

refine into (v.+prep.)
    提炼成为… purify sth to be sthrefine sth into sth

    They refine crude oil into various petroleum products.

    他们将原油提炼成各种石油产品。

refine on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)
    改进,完善 improve by giving great attention to detailsrefine on〔upon〕 sb/sth

    We shall have to refine on our methods of advertising.

    我们得进一步改进做广告的方法。

    He refined upon the older methods.

    他对陈旧的方法做了细致入微的改进。

    The author is planning to refine on his works of five years ago.

    作家打算把5年前的著作改得更完美些。

    They refined on the methods of teaching.

    他们使教学方法精益求精。

    Modern medical techniques refine on those of the past.

    现代医疗技术比过去的医疗技术要优越。

refine out of (v.+adv.+prep.)
    从…中提炼出 purify sth from sthrefine sth out of sth

    They refined the gold out of the ore.

    他们从矿石中提炼出黄金。

    Much of the really nutritive material actually was refined out of the food.

    大部分真正有营养价值的物质经精制加工实际上从食物中丧失了。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • refine speech使言谈文雅
  • refine sugar制糖
~+介词
  • refine on〔upon〕改进; 斟酌
  • refine on a method改进方法
  • refine upon the wording斟字酌句

经典引文

  • Her poetry..gained simplicity and directness as she refined it.

    出自:G. Daly
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