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

refractrefract /rɪˈfrækt/ verb [intransitive, transitive]

ETYMOLOGYrefract

Origin: 1600-1700 Latin, past participle of refringere to break open, from frangere to break

VERB TABLE

refract

Simple Form
Present	they	refract
	it	refracts
Past	it, they	refracted
Present perfect	they	have refracted
	it	has refracted
Past perfect	it, they	had refracted
Future	it, they	will refract
Future perfect	it, they	will have refracted

Continuous Form
Present	they	are refracting
	it	is refracting
Past	they	were refracting
	it	was refracting
Present perfect	they	have been refracting
	it	has been refracting
Past perfect	it, they	had been refracting
Future	it, they	will be refracting
Future perfect	it, they	will have been refracting

science, physics to change the direction of light or sound, for example when light goes from the air into a liquid or through a transparent substance: Light is refracted when it hits the surface of the water.