refinement

英 [rɪˈfaɪnmənt]

美 [rɪˈfaɪnmənt]

n.  (精细的)改进，改善; 改良品; 经过改进的东西; 精炼; 提炼; 提纯

复数：refinements　

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牛津词典

noun

• （精细的）改进，改善
  a small change to sth that improves it
  1. This particular model has a further refinement.
     这一款式又有了进一步的改进。
• 改良品；经过改进的东西
  a thing that is an improvement on an earlier, similar thing
  1. The new plan is a refinement of the one before.
     新计划比原计划有改进。
• 精炼；提炼；提纯
  the process of improving sth or of making sth pure
  1. the refinement of industrial techniques
     工业技术的进一步提高
  2. the refinement of uranium
     铀的提炼
• 优雅；礼貌；有教养
  the quality of being polite and well educated and able to judge the quality of things; the state of having the sort of manners that are considered typical of a high social class
  1. a person of considerable refinement
     很有教养的人
  2. an atmosphere of refinement
     优雅的气氛

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 完善;修正;改进
  Refinementsare small changes or additions that you make to something in order to improve it.Refinementis the process of making refinements.
  1. Older cars inevitably lack the latest safety refinements.
     老款的汽车难免缺少经过改进的最新安全保护装置。
  2. ...development and refinement of the game.
     比赛的发展和改进
• N-UNCOUNT 彬彬有礼;有教养
  Refinementis politeness and good manners.
  1. ...a girl who possessed both dignity and refinement.
     既有尊严又有教养的女孩

双语例句

• The composition of fossil fuels varies with source, type, and degree of refinement.
  矿物燃料的成分随来源、种类和精选程度而变化。
• The quality of lacking taste and refinement.
  缺乏品位和文雅的性质。
• Throughout the refinement phase, visual designers should develop and maintain a visual style guide.
  在经历了整个细化阶段之后，视觉设计者应该发展并提出一套视觉风格指南。
• Older cars inevitably lack the latest safety refinements.
  老款的汽车难免缺少经过改进的最新安全保护装置。
• Good manners and correct speech are marks of refinement.
  彬彬有礼和谈吐得体是文雅的标志。
• In this new system, the balance between resistance to damage and flexibility has been raised to a new level by means of a sophisticated refinement of the coating.
  在这一系统中，通过对涂层精密的改进，使得涂层在抗损性和柔韧性的平衡达到了一个新的水平。
• They are not exponents of high fashion, refinement, and elegance.
  他们不是时尚、优雅和高贵的化身。
• A high degree of taste and refinement formed by aesthetic and intellectual training.
  通过美学和智力训练而形成的高品味和文雅。
• This paper studies on extraction and refinement of grape seed oil.
  对葡萄籽油提取和精炼工艺进行了研究。
• Today, Arnold will be the first time such a request to carry out the refinement.
  而今天，阿诺德首次将这种要求进行了细化。