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

• One of the primary goals of this course is the development and refinement of critical analysis and argument.
  培养提高学生的评论分析与论证能力是本课程重要目标之一。
• A high degree of taste and refinement formed by aesthetic and intellectual training.
  通过美学和智力训练而形成的高品味和文雅。
• The composition of fossil fuels varies with source, type, and degree of refinement.
  矿物燃料的成分随来源、种类和精选程度而变化。
• Similar refinement processes transform other plants like poppies and coca into heroin and cocaine.
  将其他植物，如罂粟和古柯转变为海洛因和可卡因的提纯过程，与上述程序是相似的。
• During initial development these two steps can be combined to allow easy creation and refinement of prototype services.
  在初始开发中，可结合这两个步骤以简化创建和精炼原型服务。
• 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。
• The tools, the training, and the techniques should be under constant refinement.
  工具、培训，和技术应该处于不变的改进之下。
• The quality of lacking taste and refinement.
  缺乏品位和文雅的性质。
• Perhaps that's a refinement you could make for your own site.
  也许您可以在自己的站点对这一项进行优化。
• Throughout the refinement phase, visual designers should develop and maintain a visual style guide.
  在经历了整个细化阶段之后，视觉设计者应该发展并提出一套视觉风格指南。