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

• She's the personification of culture and refinement.
  她是文化和教养的化身。
• Some means increasing strength and the theory of grain refinement in HSLA steel are discussed.
  为高强度低合金钢组织超细化技术的理论研究和实际工程应用提供参考。
• In the paper the development of the refinement and modification of montan wax is reviewed.
  本文对蒙旦蜡的精制与改性进行了综述。
• 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。
• All the elegance, all the refinement of high society was gathered there.
  上流社会的所有高雅和精致都被集中在那儿。
• Create a Move refinement between the input general recommendation and the output recommendation.
  在输入一般建议和输出一般建议之间创建一个Move细化。
• Interoperability is most easily established by the creation, adoption, and refinement of standards.
  建立互操作性最轻松的方式是创建、采用和改进标准。
• This will allow for further refinement and manipulation of form elements.
  这允许进一步细化和操作表单元素。
• An attempt to convey or maintain the appearance of refinement and elegance.
  假派头试图表达或保持优雅和得体的外表的努力。