refinery
US /rɪˈfaɪnɚi/
Definition
an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The oil refinery employs more than two thousand workers in the region.
Word Family
NounNoun
refinery gốc
refiner
refinement
VerbVerb
refine
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- processing planthaving a meaning similar to refinery
Collocations
- Easy sugar refinery toursto sugar refinery tours, meaning to sweeten with sugar
- Medium petroleum refinery safety inspectiondescribing petroleum refinery safety inspection (a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons)
- Hard expand coastal refinery processing capacityto enlarge or grow in scope or area regarding coastal refinery processing capacity
- Very Hard decommission the antiquated oil refinery safelyto decommission the antiquated oil refinery safely, meaning to withdraw from active service
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