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

• The progress in refinement of machine tools has been substantial in recent years.
  近年来，机床的改进取得了实质性进展。
• 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。
• Good manners and correct speech are marks of refinement.
  彬彬有礼和谈吐得体是文雅的标志。
• 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。
• 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。
• Further refinement is possible by ranking the proposals or simply excluding individual proposals in examining the gap.
  通过将建议分级或简单地排除缺口检查中的个人建议来更好地改进是可能的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。