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refinery

US /rɪˈfaɪnɚi/

noun Advanced · C1 Sản xuất & chất lượng

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 tours
    to sugar refinery tours, meaning to sweeten with sugar
  • Medium petroleum refinery safety inspection
    describing petroleum refinery safety inspection (a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons)
  • Hard expand coastal refinery processing capacity
    to enlarge or grow in scope or area regarding coastal refinery processing capacity
  • Very Hard decommission the antiquated oil refinery safely
    to decommission the antiquated oil refinery safely, meaning to withdraw from active service

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