refine词语用法

1. 提去，（被）提炼，（被）提纯
2. 使优美，使文雅，使优雅，使高尚，使精致
3. 变纯净，纯化，使纯净，净化
4. 变得优雅精美，变高尚
5. 改善，改进，弄得更好，精益求精，使变得完善，除去缺点
6. 推敲，琢磨，斟酌
7. 使升华
8. 变纯粹
9. 使...的道德完善，使去掉粗俗言行
10. 澄清
11. 使精炼，（变得）精练，精制
12. 美化

1. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing;

   "refine one's style of writing"
   

2. make more complex, intricate, or richer;

   "refine a design or pattern"
   

3. treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition;

   "refine paper stock"
   "refine pig iron"
   "refine oil"
   

4. reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities;

   "refine sugar"
   

5. attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying;

   "many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet"
   

6. make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of;

   "refine a method of analysis"
   "refine the constant in the equation"
   

1.提炼;精炼
When a substanceis refined, it is made pure by having all other substances removed from it.

e.g. Oil is refined to remove naturally occurring impurities.
油经过提炼去除天然存在的杂质。

2.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.

e.g. Surgical techniques are constantly being refined.
外科手术的技术不断得到完善。

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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7. Oil must be refined before it can be used.
   石油必须提炼后才能使用。

refine away (v.+adv.)

取去 take away
refine 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 sth
refine 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 details
refine 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 sth
refine 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。

1. refine的基本意思是“提炼,精炼,精制”,指在原基础上向好的方面发展。引申可表示“使变得完善,使变得优雅”。
2. refine可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。
3. refine后接副词away表示“取去粗俗事物或行为”; 后接介词on〔upon〕表示“改进,完善”; 后接介词into表示“把…提炼成为…”; 后接复合介词out of表示“从…中提炼出”。