单词 | petroleum |
释义 | petroleumpe‧tro‧le‧um /pəˈtrəʊliəm $ -ˈtroʊ-/ noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINpetroleum ExamplesOrigin: 1500-1600 Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petr- (from Greek petra ‘rock’) + oleum ( ➔ OIL1)EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES word sets
WORD SETS► Geology Collocationsagglomerate, nounalabaster, nounanthracite, nounasbestos, nounatoll, nounbasalt, nounbasin, nounbauxite, nounbed, nounbedrock, nounberyl, nounbluff, nouncanyon, nouncape, nouncarboniferous, adjectivechalk, nounchalky, adjectivechasm, nounclay, nouncliff, nouncoal, nouncoastal, adjectivecoastline, nounconglomerate, nouncontinental drift, nouncontinental shelf, nouncore, nouncove, nouncrag, nouncrater, nouncreek, nounCretaceous, adjectivecrevasse, nouncrust, nouncrystal, nouncrystalline, adjectivecrystallize, verbdelta, noundeposit, noundeposition, noundune, noundust bowl, nounearthquake, nounelevation, nounemery, nounepicentre, nounepoch, nounera, nounerode, verberosion, nounerupt, verbescarpment, nounestuary, nounextinct, adjectivefault, nounfeeder, nounfeldspar, nounfiord, nounfjord, nounflint, nounflood plain, nounfluvial, adjectivefold, nounfool's gold, nounfossil, nounfossilize, verbfriable, adjectivegeology, noungeyser, nounglaciation, nounglacier, nounGondwanaland, granite, noungrassland, noungroundwater, noungulf, noungully, nounheadland, nounhinterland, nounhot spring, nounigneous, adjectiveimpervious, adjectiveinactive, adjectiveinlet, nounisthmus, nounjasper, nounjet, nounkaolin, nounknoll, nounlagoon, nounlake, nounlandlocked, adjectivelandslide, nounlandslip, nounlava, nounleach, verblevee, nounlime, nounlimestone, nounloam, nounlowlands, nounmagma, nounmarble, nounmarsh, nounmarshland, nounmatrix, nounmetamorphic, adjectivemica, nounmineral, nounmineralogy, nounmining, nounmoraine, nounmorass, nounmountain, nounmountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmudslide, nounnugget, nounoasis, nounoilfield, nounore, nounoutcrop, nounpalaeontology, nounPalaeozoic, adjectivePangaea, peninsula, nounpermafrost, nounpetroleum, nounpillar, nounpinnacle, nounplate, nounplate tectonics, nounporous, adjectivepothole, nounprairie, nounprecipice, nounpromontory, nounpumice, nounpyrites, nounquartz, nounravine, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrift valley, nounriver, nounrock, nounrock salt, nounsand, nounsand bar, nounsandstone, nounsapphire, nounscarp, nounschist, nounscree, nounseam, nounsediment, nounsedimentary, adjectivesedimentation, nounseismic, adjectiveseismograph, nounseismology, nounsettlement, nounshale, nounshelf, nounshingle, nounsilica, nounsilicate, nounsilt, nounslate, nounstalactite, nounstalagmite, nounstone, nounstrait, nounstrata, stratified, adjectivestratum, nounsubsoil, nounsubstratum, nounsummit, nounterrain, nounthermal, adjectivetopaz, nountopsoil, nountor, nountremor, nountributary, nountrilobite, nountsunami, nountundra, nounturquoise, nounvalley, nounvein, nounvolcanic, adjectivevolcano, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwater table, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► refined sugar/oil/petroleum► oil/petroleum/sugar refineryCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► company oil that is obtained from below the surface of the Earth and is used to make petrol, paraffin, and various chemical substances: petroleum-based products· The leaded petrol market is shrinking so fast that some major petroleum companies have discontinued refining leaded petrol. ► gas· Flammable petroleum gas escaping through rock vents created the sacred pillars of fire worshipped by Zoroastrians.· There, they would reduce the need for oil products such as kerosene and petroleum gas. ► industry· The offshore petroleum industry training organisation has now established a data base to provide details of the courses attended. ► jelly· Take any prescribed drugs with your breakfast and apply the plasters, petroleum jelly etc to help you on your way.· Have you rubbed on petroleum jelly or applied any necessary plasters?· A little oil or petroleum jelly on the thread will help. ► price· On Sept. 15 the government raised petroleum prices by 18 percent in an attempt to reduce the fiscal deficit. ► product· As more oilfields were discovered, petroleum products increased by more than 16 times in the 1920s.· Some is based on observations from real spills; some is projected theoretically from the viscosities and boiling points of petroleum products.· There were also transport and pipeline problems and overall output of petroleum products was down on 1988.· Heherson Alvarez said disagreements over the taxation of imported petroleum products has stalled the passage of an oil industry deregulation bill.· An industry that deals with petroleum products tends, by its nature, to be inherently dangerous.· Local oil companies want a 10 percent tariff on refined petroleum products and 3 percent duty for imported crude oil.· Officials said that the move was temporary and that the companies would be paid for supplying petroleum products. ► revenue· Mr Lamont plausibly presented his reforms of petroleum revenue tax as taking sensible cognisance of a much-changed industry. |
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