rarefy
TOEFL
英 ['reərɪfaɪ]
美['rɛrə,fai]
释义
vt. 使纯化；变稀薄；精选
vi. 变稀薄；纯化
词态变化
第三人称单数: rarefies;过去式: rarefied;过去分词: rarefied;现在分词: rarefying;
中文词源
rarefy 变稀薄，使高雅来自 rare,稀薄的，罕见的，-fy,使。引申词义使精深，使高雅。
英文词源
- rarefy (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French rarefier (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin rarificare, from Latin rarefacere "make rare," from rarus "rare, thin" (see rare (adj.1)) + facere "to make" (see factitious). Related: Rarefied.
英英释意
- 1. lessen the density or solidity of;
- "The bones are rarefied"
- 2. make more subtle or refined
- 3. weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
