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refinery

noun
🔊/rɪˈfaɪnəri/
🔊/rɪˈfaɪnəri/
(plural refineries)
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  1. a factory where a substance such as oil is refined（石油等的）精炼厂，提炼厂，精制厂 (= made pure)
    • a sugar refinery制糖厂
    • He works at the town’s oil refinery.他在该镇的炼油厂工作。
    Topics Buildingsc2, The environmentc2, Businessc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryRefinery is used after these nouns:
    • oil
    • sugar
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