单词乎

rarefy

音标['rєәrifai]

汉语翻译

vt. 使稀少, 使稀薄, 使纯化, 精炼
vi. 变稀少, 变稀薄
【医】 使稀疏, 使疏松

词型变化

形容词:rarefiable 

英语解释

动词 rarefy:

  1. lessen the density or solidity of
  2. make more subtle or refined
    同义词:sublimate, subtilize
  3. weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
    同义词:attenuate

例句

  1. The rarefied fluid said to run in the veins of the gods.
    灵液诸神血管里流动着的稀有液体
  2. He moves in very rarefied circles; his friends are all lords.
    他活动于上流阶层,结交的尽是贵族。

详细解释


rarefy 也作 rar.i.fy

v.(动词)
rar.e.fied,rar.e.fy.ing,rar.e.fies
v.tr.(及物动词)
To make thin, less compact, or less dense.
使稀薄:使变瘦,变淡,变得不紧凑,不浓密
To purify or refine.
精炼:使变纯或变精
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To become thin or less compact or dense.
变稀薄,变得不浓

来源:
Middle English rarefien
中古英语 rarefien
from Old French rarefier
源自 古法语 rarefier
from Medieval Latin r3rific3re
源自 中世纪拉丁语 r3rific3re
alteration of Latin r3rôfacere
拉丁语 r3rôfacere的变化
r3rus [rare]
r3rus [稀有的]
facere [to make] * see dhô-
facere [使] *参见 dhô-

【引伸】
rar.efi.able
adj.(形容词)

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