refiner /ri'fainr); n'fain/ n 1 person whose business is to refine sth: 精攻者; 精制者： sugar ~s. 精煉糖者。 2 machine for refining metals, sugar, etc. (金屬，糖等之) 精煉機(jī)。 ~ Y /-nan; -nan/ n place, building, etc where sth is refined: 精煉場(chǎng); 精煉廠; 精制廠： a 'sugar ~乂煉糖廠; an 'oil ~ y. 煉油廠。