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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。
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。)
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。)