"she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"
"refined people with refined taste"
"refined sugar"
"refined oil"
"to gild refined gold"
"his polished manner"
"maintained an urbane tone in his letters"
"a neat style"
"a neat set of rules"
"she hated to have her neat plans upset"
1.精炼的;去杂质的;提纯的
Arefined substance has been made pure by having other substances removed from it.
e.g. ...refined sugar.
精制白糖
2.(人)有礼貌的,有教养的,彬彬有礼的,有品位的
If you say that someone isrefined, you mean that they are very polite and have good manners and good taste.
e.g. ...refined and well-dressed ladies...
举止优雅、衣着考究的女士们
e.g. His speech and manner arerefined.
他谈吐优雅,彬彬有礼。
3.经过完善的;经过提升的
If you describe a machine or a process asrefined, you mean that it has been carefully developed and is therefore very efficient or elegant.
e.g. ...a morerefined engine...
更加完善的引擎
e.g. This technique is becoming morerefined and more acceptable all the time.
这种技术变得越来越完善,越来越受人欢迎。
1. refined
1. 精练:橄榄油有冷榨(Cold Pressed)和精练(refined)两种加工工艺. 冷榨法也就是将油橄榄果通过物理机械直接压榨出,同一些家庭用果汁压榨器榨果汁的原理一样,通过这种方法提取的橄榄油,天然纯正,营养没有受到任何破坏;精炼法采用化学工艺综合炼油的,
2. 精炼过的:橄榄油的等级很大程度上是根据提炼方式划分的. 最高级的橄榄油只经过一次的冷压,而那些'精炼'过的(refined)通常是品质较次的,通常通过加热、使用化学剂、漂白等工序.
3. 文雅,高尚,精确的:refine 使文雅,精美,使纯,改进 |refined 文雅,高尚,精确的 | reflect 反映,照出; 考虑,思考
4. 文雅,精确的:refine 使精美,使文雅 |refined 文雅,精确的 | affluence 丰富,富裕