English Dictionary

fine

IPA（発音記号）

/fæːn/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 古風

(transitive) To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify. / (intransitive) To become finer, purer, or cleaner. / To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.

日本語の意味

（他動詞）～をより精製する、すなわち、より細かく、より純粋、またはより清浄な状態にすること。 / （自動詞）～がより精製される、またはより細かく、より純粋、またはより清浄な状態になること。 / （例：質感や粗さなどの点で）粗さを軽減する、より上質にすること。

The distillers fine the whiskey to remove harsh flavors before bottling.

蒸留所の職人たちは瓶詰め前にウイスキーの強い風味を取り除くために精製する。

意味（1）

(transitive) To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.

to fine gold

意味（2）

(intransitive) To become finer, purer, or cleaner.

意味（3）

To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.

The tools to be used for this surface tillage are those that comminute or fine the soil most completely without compacting it or leaving it in ridges or in furrows

意味（4）

To change by fine gradations.

to fine down a ship's lines, i.e. to diminish her lines gradually

意味（5）

(transitive) To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.

意味（6）

(intransitive, dated) To become gradually fine; to diminish; to dwindle (with away, down, or off).

I watched her [the ship] […] gradually fining down in the westward until I lost sight of her hull.

fines （ present singular third-person ）

fining （ participle present ）

fined （ participle past ）

fined （ past ）