verb · academic
refine
/rɪˈfaɪn/re·FINE
Band 6-7task2speaking
to improve something by making small changes, removing faults or unwanted elements
Examples
“Researchers refined the experimental procedure to reduce errors.”
“You should refine your argument with more evidence before submitting.”
“The company refined its marketing strategy after the pilot trial.”
Band 8 sentence
“Following peer review, the authors refined their theoretical model to address methodological concerns.”
Collocations
- refine the method
- further refine
- refine a theory
Word family
refinement nounrefined adj
Common mistakes
use 'improve' always instead of 'refine'→refine
translate as 'lọc' khi nói về dữ liệu→refine
Say it for a higher band
5improve→6refine→7+refine
Synonyms
improve
Easily confused
improve
“The procedure was improved after several trials.”
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