Refine

(verb.) make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of; 'refine a method of analysis'; 'refine the constant in the equation'.

(verb.) attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying; 'many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet'.

(verb.) reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; 'refine sugar'.

(verb.) treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition; 'refine paper stock'; 'refine pig iron'; 'refine oil'.

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• Its tendency would be to raise and refine her mindand it must be saving her from the danger of degradation. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• And all the while, research studies their results, artists express subtler perceptions, critics refine and adapt the general culture of the times. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Century after century their artizans could perfect their skill, and their men and women refine upon refinement. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• My dear Harriet, you must not refine too much upon this charade. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• There was a brief interval, they heard a door close, then Maxim said, in his refined voice: 'That's all right. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• The pulp, duly beaten, refined, screened, and diluted with water, is then piped into the flow-box of the Fourdrinier machine. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Notwithstanding these foibles, and various others needless to mention--but by no means of a refined or elevating character--how pretty she was! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Yorke, she rose, she grew tall, she expanded and refined almost to flame. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• I like your nice manners and refined ways of speaking, when you don't try to be elegant. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• I should ask Mrs. Gradgrind's pardon for strong expressions, but that she knows very well I am not a refined character. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• Oh, if you are for high notions and double-refined sentiment, I've naught to say. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The most practical methods of refining salt today are known as the Grainer, Vacuum Pan and Alberger systems. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The blood is largely used for making albumen for photographic uses, as well as in sugar refining, for meat extracts, and for fertilizers. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• I am in too sorry a state to understand what you are refining on, said the wretched man. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• The imagination is not fed, but is held down to recapitulating, cataloguing, and refining what is already known. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• It is not subject to the refining and expanding influences of the more accurate and comprehensive material of direct instruction. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• The compounded rubber goes from the mixing mills to refining mills, to be prepared for the calenders. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• This batch of material goes back for another crushing, so that everything is subjected to an equality of refining. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The manufacturers first supply the neighbourhood, and afterwards, as their work improves and refines, more distant markets. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Nothing refines like affection. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Literature refines, science deepens, various devices extend it. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.

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