refine
v. 精炼,提纯;改进,改善;使……文雅
第三人称单数 refines
现在分词 refining
过去式 refined
过去分词 refined
例句
At the same time, more of this newly discovered oil is of the type that requires a greater investment to refine.
与此同时,在这些新发现的石油中,更多是需要加大投资才能提炼的类型。
Can they refine the idea and resubmit it?
他们能改进一下想法然后重新提交吗?
Instead of trying to refine old formulas, they invent new ones.
他们不是试图改进旧的公式,而是发明新的公式。