Definition of refine in English:

refine

verb rɪˈfʌɪnrəˈfaɪn

[with object]

1Remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process.
提炼；精炼；精制
sugar was refined by boiling it in huge iron vats
糖在大铁缸里煮沸精制。
Example sentencesExamples
- It handles 40% of the UK's oil production and 90% of Scotland's oil and gas is refined there.
- In the 150 years human being have drilled for and refined petroleum, it's estimated we've used about 1 trillion barrels.
- It used to be a real problem to refine sugar before his invention made the process simpler and more profitable.
- It refines the silver to 99.9% purity and then sells it to London bullion markets.
- The process gradually refines the steel - compacting the grain while adjusting the carbon content.
- The government would also encourage joint ventures and private sector investment in petroleum refining.
- A large portion of imported Nigerian oil is refined into gasoline due to its low sulfur content.
- Just weeks after the refinery had resumed production of petroleum products, a fire has again swept through one of the furnaces that refines petrol.
- Traditionally, low-grade heroin is refined from Afghan opium.
- Arabs were probably the first to cultivate and refine sugar around the Mediterranean.
- Copper sulfate comes from refining the metal and is used as a fungicide.
- It now refines Saudi oil and has emerged as a banking powerhouse for the Islamic world.
- But perhaps the most impressive feat was refining the oil to run vehicles.
- So we need more refineries or we at least more refining capacity.
- When oil is refined this reaction is used to remove unwanted alkenes.
- Though it will be hard to prove in court, the drug was probably refined in North Korea, from opium poppies grown there as part of a deliberate government program.
- Mineral extraction is important: crude oil is refined and exported, there are large coal, tin, and iron ore deposits, and China leads the world in tungsten ore production.
- The mining corporation stations thrived as they specialised in refining the raw materials needed by everyone.
- The second heating refines the coarse grains and leaves the steel in a softened condition.
- Most horticultural oils are refined from crude oil.
Synonyms
purify, clarify, clear, cleanse, strain, sift, filter, rarefy, distil, concentrate, process, treat
technical rectify
1. 1.1 Make minor changes so as to improve or clarify (a theory or method)
  ease of access to computers has refined analysis and presentation of data
  计算机普及使数据分析和描述更加精炼。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The concept was subsequently refined by Myers and CI, most recently in 2000.
  The questionnaire was further refined on the basis of their feedback.
  Rundle and Holliday are working to refine the method and find new ways to visualize the data.
  I try to touch on topics that I feel are universal, and refine my methods of communication so what I'm saying is clear to any listener.
  Freud's theories were incidental - useful in refining traditional methods of popular control perhaps, but a sideshow.
  The Navy built upon the work of McCarty Little, continually refining his technique.
  He attempted to simplify and refine existing theories and to present them from new perspectives.
  The premise is correct: there has been progress; theories are refined, generalised, clarified, simplified, and perfected.
  The course materials and the presentation methods were progressively refined for each course.
  The author refines a paper to the point that it is ready for exposure and discussion.
  From then on, astrophysicists have continually refined the model by looking closer and closer.
  Our consensus now maintains social equilibrium by the more refined method of suppressing forms of thought.
  After the events of the last week, it looks as if we have merely refined our methods.
  Universities not only transmit knowledge, they also refine existing knowledge and develop new knowledge and ideas.
  Anderson's original design was then refined by Bill Lloyd, CCA's public relations department manager.
  Good investors continually refine their stock picking method, tweaking it here and there.
  We then used the results of our analysis to refine the original theory and to add to the literature in new ways.
  Laws against sexual harassment have been refined over the years, including harassment at the workplace.
  The American system of training has been refined over the years and at no time is a trainee left unsupervised.
  The frying method was refined by the Japanese into the light, crispy, yummy treat we know today.
  Synonyms
  improve, perfect, polish (up), hone, temper, fine-tune, elaborate, touch up, revise, edit, copy-edit
  complete, finish, finish off, put the final/finishing touches to, crown, consummate
  informal tweak

Derivatives

refiner

noun rɪˈfʌɪnərəˈfaɪnər

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today released a report supporting the petrol discounting arrangements between oil refiners and supermarkets.
Example sentencesExamples
- Under the new proposals, the degree of margin reduction for cane refiners is around two-and-a-half times greater than that for beet producers, so that the competitive imbalance between beet and cane producers would be widened.
- If there is any excess refining capacity anywhere else, the gas refiners would rationally move the gas to those other refineries, since they could get the full market wholesale price elsewhere.
- The Prime Minister and his Deputy met representatives of Australia's four major oil refiners in Sydney today to discuss how they'll reach the government's biofuels target.
- The shortfall has limited refiners ' ability to build up US heating oil stocks, which at 50 million barrels are 10 per cent below last year, weekly government data showed last week.

Origin

Late 16th century: from re- 'again' + the verb fine¹, influenced by French raffiner.

finance from Late Middle English:
The word finance is from Old French, from finer ‘make an end; settle a debt’, from fin ‘end’. The original sense was ‘payment of a debt, compensation, or ransom’, which later developed into ‘taxation, revenue’. Current senses date from the 18th century. Fine (Middle English) in the sense money you pay, comes from the same source and was originally a sum paid to settle a lawsuit, while the other sense of fine, ‘high quality’ leading to ‘thin’, also Middle English, goes back to the earlier sense ‘thoroughly finished’, and lies behind refine (late 16th century), define (Late Middle English), finery (late 17th century), and finesse (Late Middle English). Finish (Middle English) itself goes back to the same root.

Definition of refine in US English:

refine

verbrəˈfaɪnrəˈfīn

[with object]

1Remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process.
提炼；精炼；精制
sugar was refined by boiling it in huge iron vats
糖在大铁缸里煮沸精制。
Example sentencesExamples
- The second heating refines the coarse grains and leaves the steel in a softened condition.
- Most horticultural oils are refined from crude oil.
- It handles 40% of the UK's oil production and 90% of Scotland's oil and gas is refined there.
- Mineral extraction is important: crude oil is refined and exported, there are large coal, tin, and iron ore deposits, and China leads the world in tungsten ore production.
- Copper sulfate comes from refining the metal and is used as a fungicide.
- When oil is refined this reaction is used to remove unwanted alkenes.
- Arabs were probably the first to cultivate and refine sugar around the Mediterranean.
- Though it will be hard to prove in court, the drug was probably refined in North Korea, from opium poppies grown there as part of a deliberate government program.
- The mining corporation stations thrived as they specialised in refining the raw materials needed by everyone.
- It used to be a real problem to refine sugar before his invention made the process simpler and more profitable.
- Traditionally, low-grade heroin is refined from Afghan opium.
- The process gradually refines the steel - compacting the grain while adjusting the carbon content.
- But perhaps the most impressive feat was refining the oil to run vehicles.
- The government would also encourage joint ventures and private sector investment in petroleum refining.
- A large portion of imported Nigerian oil is refined into gasoline due to its low sulfur content.
- Just weeks after the refinery had resumed production of petroleum products, a fire has again swept through one of the furnaces that refines petrol.
- It now refines Saudi oil and has emerged as a banking powerhouse for the Islamic world.
- In the 150 years human being have drilled for and refined petroleum, it's estimated we've used about 1 trillion barrels.
- It refines the silver to 99.9% purity and then sells it to London bullion markets.
- So we need more refineries or we at least more refining capacity.
Synonyms
purify, clarify, clear, cleanse, strain, sift, filter, rarefy, distil, concentrate, process, treat
1. 1.1 Improve (something) by making small changes, in particular make (an idea, theory, or method) more subtle and accurate.
  使（想法、理论或方法）更精妙，更精确，更完善
  ease of access to computers has refined analysis and presentation of data
  计算机普及使数据分析和描述更加精炼。
  Example sentencesExamples
  We then used the results of our analysis to refine the original theory and to add to the literature in new ways.
  The course materials and the presentation methods were progressively refined for each course.
  The frying method was refined by the Japanese into the light, crispy, yummy treat we know today.
  After the events of the last week, it looks as if we have merely refined our methods.
  Rundle and Holliday are working to refine the method and find new ways to visualize the data.
  Anderson's original design was then refined by Bill Lloyd, CCA's public relations department manager.
  The Navy built upon the work of McCarty Little, continually refining his technique.
  The author refines a paper to the point that it is ready for exposure and discussion.
  Good investors continually refine their stock picking method, tweaking it here and there.
  From then on, astrophysicists have continually refined the model by looking closer and closer.
  He attempted to simplify and refine existing theories and to present them from new perspectives.
  The premise is correct: there has been progress; theories are refined, generalised, clarified, simplified, and perfected.
  I try to touch on topics that I feel are universal, and refine my methods of communication so what I'm saying is clear to any listener.
  Our consensus now maintains social equilibrium by the more refined method of suppressing forms of thought.
  Freud's theories were incidental - useful in refining traditional methods of popular control perhaps, but a sideshow.
  The concept was subsequently refined by Myers and CI, most recently in 2000.
  The questionnaire was further refined on the basis of their feedback.
  Universities not only transmit knowledge, they also refine existing knowledge and develop new knowledge and ideas.
  The American system of training has been refined over the years and at no time is a trainee left unsupervised.
  Laws against sexual harassment have been refined over the years, including harassment at the workplace.
  Synonyms
  improve, perfect, polish, polish up, hone, temper, fine-tune, elaborate, touch up, revise, edit, copy-edit

Origin

Late 16th century: from re- ‘again’ + the verb fine, influenced by French raffiner.

单词	refine
释义	Definition of refine in English: refine verb rɪˈfʌɪnrəˈfaɪn [with object] 1Remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process. 提炼；精炼；精制 sugar was refined by boiling it in huge iron vats 糖在大铁缸里煮沸精制。 Example sentencesExamples It handles 40% of the UK's oil production and 90% of Scotland's oil and gas is refined there. In the 150 years human being have drilled for and refined petroleum, it's estimated we've used about 1 trillion barrels. It used to be a real problem to refine sugar before his invention made the process simpler and more profitable. It refines the silver to 99.9% purity and then sells it to London bullion markets. The process gradually refines the steel - compacting the grain while adjusting the carbon content. The government would also encourage joint ventures and private sector investment in petroleum refining. A large portion of imported Nigerian oil is refined into gasoline due to its low sulfur content. Just weeks after the refinery had resumed production of petroleum products, a fire has again swept through one of the furnaces that refines petrol. Traditionally, low-grade heroin is refined from Afghan opium. Arabs were probably the first to cultivate and refine sugar around the Mediterranean. Copper sulfate comes from refining the metal and is used as a fungicide. It now refines Saudi oil and has emerged as a banking powerhouse for the Islamic world. But perhaps the most impressive feat was refining the oil to run vehicles. So we need more refineries or we at least more refining capacity. When oil is refined this reaction is used to remove unwanted alkenes. Though it will be hard to prove in court, the drug was probably refined in North Korea, from opium poppies grown there as part of a deliberate government program. Mineral extraction is important: crude oil is refined and exported, there are large coal, tin, and iron ore deposits, and China leads the world in tungsten ore production. The mining corporation stations thrived as they specialised in refining the raw materials needed by everyone. The second heating refines the coarse grains and leaves the steel in a softened condition. Most horticultural oils are refined from crude oil. Synonyms purify, clarify, clear, cleanse, strain, sift, filter, rarefy, distil, concentrate, process, treat technical rectify 1.1 Make minor changes so as to improve or clarify (a theory or method) ease of access to computers has refined analysis and presentation of data 计算机普及使数据分析和描述更加精炼。 Example sentencesExamples The concept was subsequently refined by Myers and CI, most recently in 2000. The questionnaire was further refined on the basis of their feedback. Rundle and Holliday are working to refine the method and find new ways to visualize the data. I try to touch on topics that I feel are universal, and refine my methods of communication so what I'm saying is clear to any listener. Freud's theories were incidental - useful in refining traditional methods of popular control perhaps, but a sideshow. The Navy built upon the work of McCarty Little, continually refining his technique. He attempted to simplify and refine existing theories and to present them from new perspectives. The premise is correct: there has been progress; theories are refined, generalised, clarified, simplified, and perfected. The course materials and the presentation methods were progressively refined for each course. The author refines a paper to the point that it is ready for exposure and discussion. From then on, astrophysicists have continually refined the model by looking closer and closer. Our consensus now maintains social equilibrium by the more refined method of suppressing forms of thought. After the events of the last week, it looks as if we have merely refined our methods. Universities not only transmit knowledge, they also refine existing knowledge and develop new knowledge and ideas. Anderson's original design was then refined by Bill Lloyd, CCA's public relations department manager. Good investors continually refine their stock picking method, tweaking it here and there. We then used the results of our analysis to refine the original theory and to add to the literature in new ways. Laws against sexual harassment have been refined over the years, including harassment at the workplace. The American system of training has been refined over the years and at no time is a trainee left unsupervised. The frying method was refined by the Japanese into the light, crispy, yummy treat we know today. Synonyms improve, perfect, polish (up), hone, temper, fine-tune, elaborate, touch up, revise, edit, copy-edit complete, finish, finish off, put the final/finishing touches to, crown, consummate informal tweak Derivatives refiner noun rɪˈfʌɪnərəˈfaɪnər The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today released a report supporting the petrol discounting arrangements between oil refiners and supermarkets. Example sentencesExamples Under the new proposals, the degree of margin reduction for cane refiners is around two-and-a-half times greater than that for beet producers, so that the competitive imbalance between beet and cane producers would be widened. If there is any excess refining capacity anywhere else, the gas refiners would rationally move the gas to those other refineries, since they could get the full market wholesale price elsewhere. The Prime Minister and his Deputy met representatives of Australia's four major oil refiners in Sydney today to discuss how they'll reach the government's biofuels target. The shortfall has limited refiners ' ability to build up US heating oil stocks, which at 50 million barrels are 10 per cent below last year, weekly government data showed last week. Origin Late 16th century: from re- 'again' + the verb fine¹, influenced by French raffiner. finance from Late Middle English: The word finance is from Old French, from finer ‘make an end; settle a debt’, from fin ‘end’. The original sense was ‘payment of a debt, compensation, or ransom’, which later developed into ‘taxation, revenue’. Current senses date from the 18th century. Fine (Middle English) in the sense money you pay, comes from the same source and was originally a sum paid to settle a lawsuit, while the other sense of fine, ‘high quality’ leading to ‘thin’, also Middle English, goes back to the earlier sense ‘thoroughly finished’, and lies behind refine (late 16th century), define (Late Middle English), finery (late 17th century), and finesse (Late Middle English). Finish (Middle English) itself goes back to the same root. Definition of refine in US English: refine verbrəˈfaɪnrəˈfīn [with object] 1Remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process. 提炼；精炼；精制 sugar was refined by boiling it in huge iron vats 糖在大铁缸里煮沸精制。 Example sentencesExamples The second heating refines the coarse grains and leaves the steel in a softened condition. Most horticultural oils are refined from crude oil. It handles 40% of the UK's oil production and 90% of Scotland's oil and gas is refined there. Mineral extraction is important: crude oil is refined and exported, there are large coal, tin, and iron ore deposits, and China leads the world in tungsten ore production. Copper sulfate comes from refining the metal and is used as a fungicide. When oil is refined this reaction is used to remove unwanted alkenes. Arabs were probably the first to cultivate and refine sugar around the Mediterranean. Though it will be hard to prove in court, the drug was probably refined in North Korea, from opium poppies grown there as part of a deliberate government program. The mining corporation stations thrived as they specialised in refining the raw materials needed by everyone. It used to be a real problem to refine sugar before his invention made the process simpler and more profitable. Traditionally, low-grade heroin is refined from Afghan opium. The process gradually refines the steel - compacting the grain while adjusting the carbon content. But perhaps the most impressive feat was refining the oil to run vehicles. The government would also encourage joint ventures and private sector investment in petroleum refining. A large portion of imported Nigerian oil is refined into gasoline due to its low sulfur content. Just weeks after the refinery had resumed production of petroleum products, a fire has again swept through one of the furnaces that refines petrol. It now refines Saudi oil and has emerged as a banking powerhouse for the Islamic world. In the 150 years human being have drilled for and refined petroleum, it's estimated we've used about 1 trillion barrels. It refines the silver to 99.9% purity and then sells it to London bullion markets. So we need more refineries or we at least more refining capacity. Synonyms purify, clarify, clear, cleanse, strain, sift, filter, rarefy, distil, concentrate, process, treat 1.1 Improve (something) by making small changes, in particular make (an idea, theory, or method) more subtle and accurate. 使（想法、理论或方法）更精妙，更精确，更完善 ease of access to computers has refined analysis and presentation of data 计算机普及使数据分析和描述更加精炼。 Example sentencesExamples We then used the results of our analysis to refine the original theory and to add to the literature in new ways. The course materials and the presentation methods were progressively refined for each course. The frying method was refined by the Japanese into the light, crispy, yummy treat we know today. After the events of the last week, it looks as if we have merely refined our methods. Rundle and Holliday are working to refine the method and find new ways to visualize the data. Anderson's original design was then refined by Bill Lloyd, CCA's public relations department manager. The Navy built upon the work of McCarty Little, continually refining his technique. The author refines a paper to the point that it is ready for exposure and discussion. Good investors continually refine their stock picking method, tweaking it here and there. From then on, astrophysicists have continually refined the model by looking closer and closer. He attempted to simplify and refine existing theories and to present them from new perspectives. The premise is correct: there has been progress; theories are refined, generalised, clarified, simplified, and perfected. I try to touch on topics that I feel are universal, and refine my methods of communication so what I'm saying is clear to any listener. Our consensus now maintains social equilibrium by the more refined method of suppressing forms of thought. Freud's theories were incidental - useful in refining traditional methods of popular control perhaps, but a sideshow. The concept was subsequently refined by Myers and CI, most recently in 2000. The questionnaire was further refined on the basis of their feedback. Universities not only transmit knowledge, they also refine existing knowledge and develop new knowledge and ideas. The American system of training has been refined over the years and at no time is a trainee left unsupervised. Laws against sexual harassment have been refined over the years, including harassment at the workplace. Synonyms improve, perfect, polish, polish up, hone, temper, fine-tune, elaborate, touch up, revise, edit, copy-edit Origin Late 16th century: from re- ‘again’ + the verb fine, influenced by French raffiner.
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