Word · Frequency #7830
refining
精炼，净化
refining is the present participle of refine.
to remove impurities or unwanted substances
指去除杂质，使纯净
- 1.
To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
提纯；使达到纯净状态；去除杂质
- 2.
To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.
变得纯净；去除杂质
- 3.
To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.
去除粗俗、庸俗、不雅等；使优雅
- 4.
To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
提高准确性、精细度或卓越性
- 5.
To make nice or subtle.
使精致或微妙
改进，使完善；使更精确，使更微妙；提纯；使达到纯净状态；去除杂质；变得纯净；去除杂质；去除粗俗、庸俗、不雅等；使优雅
In use
The company refined its marketing strategy after the feedback.
Oil must be refined before it can be used as fuel.
She refined her technique through years of practice.
refine sth
基本及物用法，用于对物质或材料的提纯。
They refine crude oil.
他们精炼原油。
refine sth into sth
表示通过加工改变形态或纯度，常用于工业过程。
They refine crude oil into gasoline.
他们将原油精炼成汽油。
refine sth (abstract)
用于抽象事物（如技能、方法、理论）的改进或完善。
She refined her writing style.
她改进了自己的写作风格。
Connections
Collocations
- refine oil
- 精炼石油
- The company refines crude oil into gasoline.这家公司将原油精炼成汽油。
- refine sugar
- 精制糖
- They refine sugar from sugar cane.他们从甘蔗中精制糖。
- refine skills
- 提高技能
- She took courses to refine her teaching skills.她参加课程以提高教学技能。
- refine a process
- 改进流程
- We need to refine the manufacturing process to reduce costs.我们需要改进制造流程以降低成本。
- refine one's taste
- 培养品味
- Traveling helped refine his taste in art.旅行帮助他培养了艺术品味。
- refine a theory
Learner notes
Memory Tip
re（再次）+ fine（好的）= 再次变好，即精炼、改进的过程。
Context & Register
多用于技术、学术或正式场合，也可用于日常改进
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'refine' (riˈfaɪn): they share the stressed vowel /aɪ/ and ending /n/. Note that 'define', 'confine', and 'fine' also share the '-fine' spelling, while 'line', 'mine', and 'shine' are spelled with '-ine' but sound the same. Be careful not to confuse these with words like 'examine' or 'engine' that have different vowel sounds.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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