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refinery

UK //rɪˈfaɪnəri//US //rɪˈfaɪnəri//

词源

源自16世纪法语 'raffinerie'(精炼场所),由动词 'refine'(精炼)加后缀 '-ery'(表示场所)构成。

noun

❶ 炼油厂或精炼厂,指专门将原油、金属矿石等原材料加工提纯为可用产品的工业设施。

“The oil refinery processes thousands of barrels of crude oil every day.”

(这家炼油厂每天处理数千桶原油。)

“They built a sugar refinery near the port to reduce transportation costs.”

(他们在港口附近建了一座糖厂以降低运输成本。)

同义词:processing plant, purification plant, smelter

常见短语

oil refinery — 特指将原油加工成汽油、柴油等石油产品的工厂,是能源工业的重要设施。

“The explosion at the oil refinery caused gasoline prices to rise sharply.”

(炼油厂爆炸导致汽油价格急剧上涨。)