| 单词 | oil spill |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoil spill oil spill n. an escape of oil into the sea, an estuary, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > environmental pollution > [noun] > oil pollution oil slick1887 oil pollution1922 oil spill1934 oiling1937 slick1938 oilberg1966 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > [noun] > of something confined > spilling out > instance of > specifically of oil oil spill1934 spill1972 1934 Los Angeles Times 14 May ii. 11/7 A request by West Basin frontage tenants, holding thirty-day revocable permits for operating yacht moorings, for..improved methods of controlling oil spills..has been ordered filed by the Harbor Commission. 1952 Sci. Monthly Jan. 14/1 The threat of prosecution and adverse publicity has..reduced the number of accidental and intentional oil spills in our harbors. 1995 Independent on Sunday 8 Jan. (Business section) 5/1 This approach..was used to deal with the huge oil spill from the Exxon Valdez in Prince William Sound, Alaska, in 1989. < as lemmas |
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