英语词汇“kerosene”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

kerosene

/ˈkɛrəsiːn

(also kerosine)

noun [mass noun] chiefly North American

A light fuel oil obtained by distilling petroleum, used especially in jet engines and domestic heating boilers; paraffin oil.Do not use kerosene or fuel oil emulsions as they can cause undesirable flavors in fish....

The refinery is the nation's largest producer of gasoline, kerosene and other refined products.
In the land of oil, they have to queue five hours a day to get kerosene or petrol.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek kēros 'wax' (because the solid form of paraffin is wax-like) + -ene.

单词	kerosene
释义	kerosene /ˈkɛrəsiːn / (also kerosine) noun [mass noun] chiefly North American A light fuel oil obtained by distilling petroleum, used especially in jet engines and domestic heating boilers; paraffin oil.Do not use kerosene or fuel oil emulsions as they can cause undesirable flavors in fish.... The refinery is the nation's largest producer of gasoline, kerosene and other refined products. In the land of oil, they have to queue five hours a day to get kerosene or petrol. Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek kēros 'wax' (because the solid form of paraffin is wax-like) + -ene.
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