refinery
UK/ri'fainәri/US
GREB2
Definitions
n.
An industrial plant where raw materials such as oil or sugar are purified.
精炼厂，炼油厂。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedrefineagain, back
+
-eryend, limit, boundary
=refinery
refine + -ery (place of) = 'a place where things are refined.' Transparent place-noun of refine.
Common Collocations
- 1.oil refinery炼油厂
- 2.sugar refinery糖厂
- 3.refinery output炼厂产量
Example Sentences
- 1.
The oil refinery employs thousands of workers.
- 2.
A fire broke out at the sugar refinery.