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rarefy

/rair-uh-fahy/US // ˈrɛər əˌfaɪ //UK // (ˈrɛərɪˌfaɪ) //

稀奇古怪,稀里糊涂的,稀罕,稀里糊涂

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    rar·e·fied, rar·e·fy·ing.

    • : to make rare or rarer; make less dense: to rarefy a gas.
    • : to make more refined, spiritual, or exalted.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    rar·e·fied, rar·e·fy·ing.

    • : to become rare or less dense; become thinned: Moisture rarefies when heated.

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Examples

  • Would an atmosphere perfumed by these Eastern woods clarify and rarefy our denser Occidental minds?

  • But as such means are not at disposal, it becomes necessary to place the terminal in a bulb and rarefy the air in the same.

  • The hot air in the smoke flues will warm the separating brick partition, and consequently rarefy the air in the ventilating flue.

  • The rarefy of the atmosphere continued to affect the wood-work of the wagons, and the wheels were incessantly falling to pieces.

  • But extend this vapour, rarefy it; from so narrow a room as our natural bodies, to any politic body, to a state.