refine
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T When a substance is refined, it is made pure by having all other substances removed from it. 提煉[usu passive]
Oil is refined to remove naturally occurring impurities. 油經過提煉去除天然生成的雜質。
2. refiningN-UNCOUNT 提煉
...oil refining. …煉油。
3. V-T If something such as a process, theory, or machine is refined, it is improved by having small changes made to it. 完善[usu passive]
Surgical techniques are constantly being refined. 外科手術技術正在不斷得到完善。
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refine /r??fa?n/ (refining,refined,refines)
劍橋詞典
- to make something pure or improve something, especially by removing unwanted material
（尤指去除不需要的雜質而）精煉，提煉，提純
Crude oil is industrially refined to purify it and separate out the different elements , such as benzene . 原油經過工業(yè)提煉來提純并且分離出諸如苯之類的不同元素。
to improve an idea , method , system , etc. by making small changes
改進；完善；使精煉
Engineers spent many months refining the software . 工程師們花了數月來完善這個軟件。 返回 refine