refine
/rɪˈfaɪn/verb
with obj.
1- remove 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。
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。
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refiner
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