refined
名词 n.
动词 v.
形容词 adj.
英文释义
名词 n.
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The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form.
— We're still purchasing copper ore, but the market for refined is weaker.
动词 v.
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simple past and past participle of refine
— The raw petroleum was refined into kerosene.
形容词 adj.
- Precise, freed from imprecision; Sagacious, sometimes (derogatory) oversubtle or feigning sagacity.
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Precise, freed from imprecision; Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out.
— The argument, while not persuasive, is quite refined.
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Precise, freed from imprecision; Developed, improved.
— The curriculum has been carefully refined to meet the needs of foreign students.
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Cultured, freed from vulgarity; Elevated and polished.
— In the British Isles, Oxbridge is considered refined; Geordie somewhat less so.
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Cultured, freed from vulgarity; Elegant, sometimes (derogatory) affected, prissy, or bloodless.
— Don Draper was a man of refined tastes.
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Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities; Highly-processed and pure.
— Under current guidelines, refined sugar must be at least five times purer than its raw counterpart.
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Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities; Free of dross or alloy.
— The Temple at Jerusalem preferred Tyrian shekels, since even with Ba'al's portrait they bore highly refined silver.
- Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities; Morally pure.
- Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum.
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