refineries n. 精炼厂(refinery的复数形式)
- Gas stations have run out of gas because refineries shut down during the storms.
由于暴风袭击期间精炼厂关门歇业导致加油站供应不足。 - The plan calls for controls on major industries including coal-burning producers of electric power. Others include oil and gas refineries and cement makers.
计划要求控制主要的工业包括烧煤的火力发电厂。其他包括石油和天然气精炼厂还有水泥生产厂。 - He says across the country, Americans are paying more for gasoline - the result of storm-caused disruptions in the operations of refineries and pipelines along the Gulf Coast.
布什说,“艾克”飓风使得墨西哥湾沿岸炼油厂和输油管道运转中断,造成汽油涨价,全国各地民众加油的费用因此增加。
Refinery \Re*fin"er*y\ (-?), n.; pl. {Refineries} (-?z). [Cf. F.
raffinerie.]
1. The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp.
metals and sugar.
2. A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a
blast on the molten metal.