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今天我们要学的词是refinery¹。Refinery名词，意思是精炼厂、冶炼厂。Energy markets are closely watching for signs of damage at Gulf² Coast refineries³, many of which had shut down to prepare for rainfall and flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey. 能源市场正密切关注墨西哥湾区炼油厂遭受损害的迹象，很多炼油厂已经歇业来应对热带风暴哈维带来的降雨和洪涝。The intense tropical storm that's disrupting a number of major oil refineries in Texas is unlikely to drive up gas prices in British Columbia, Canada, according to experts. 专家表示，导致德州一些主要炼油厂中断生产的强烈热带风暴不太可能会使加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省的油价上涨。好的，我们今天学习的词是refinery, refinery, refinery...

1 refinery   

n.精炼厂，提炼厂

参考例句：

• They built a sugar refinery.他们建起了一座榨糖厂。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

2 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

3 refineries   

精炼厂( refinery的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The efforts on closedown and suspension of small sugar refineries, small saccharin refineries and small paper mills are also being carried out in steps. 关停小糖厂、小糖精厂、小造纸厂的工作也已逐步展开。
• Hence the sitting of refineries is at a distance from population centres. 所以，炼油厂的厂址总在远离人口集中的地方。