purify
v
(pt, pp -fied) [Tn, Tn.pr]
(a) ~ sth (of sth) make sth pure by removing dirty, harmful or foreign substances 使某物純凈; 凈化某物
Water is purified by passing through rock. 水在穿透巖石的過程中獲得了凈化.
purified salts 精制的鹽
The soil has to be purified of all bacteria. 要消滅這土壤的所有細菌使之凈化.
an air-purifying plant, eg for providing pure air in a factory 凈化空氣的設備(如在工廠中用以供給新鮮空氣者).
(b) ~ sb (of sth) make sb pure by removing his sins, esp in a religious ceremony 洗刷某人的罪惡; (尤指在宗教儀式上)給某人滌罪.