英语词汇“refine”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

refinerefine /rɪˈfaɪn/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

refine

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	refine
	he, she, it	refines
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	refined
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have refined
	he, she, it	has refined
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had refined
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will refine
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have refined

Continuous Form
Present	I	am refining
	he, she, it	is refining
	you, we, they	are refining
Past	I, he, she, it	was refining
	you, we, they	were refining
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been refining
	he, she, it	has been refining
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been refining
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be refining
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been refining

1to improve a method, plan, system, etc. by gradually making slight changes to it: Car makers are constantly refining their designs.2to make a substance more pure using an industrial process SYN purify: oil refining