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

Petrol is a fuel derived from petroleum. If you are American, you probably call petrol "gas."

When the price of petrol goes up, lots of people complain, because petrol is gasoline. Petrol is the fuel used in many types of vehicles, including cars, motorcycles, motorboats, and airplanes. Petrol is derived from petroleum, and besides smelling bad, it's very flammable. If you light a match near petrol, there will be an explosion. Since petrol comes from petroleum, petrol is a fossil fuel.

WORD FAMILY

petrol

USAGE EXAMPLES

They sell products subsidised by Venezuela's socialist government, including petrol and medicines, at high profit margins.

BBC(Dec 29, 2016)

At least five of the raids involved explosions at petrol stations.

BBC(Dec 21, 2016)

She died of a heart attack after getting petrol in her lungs.

Economist(Oct 20, 2016)

n a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

gas, gasolene, gasoline

leaded gasoline, leaded petrol

gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks

napalm

gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers

unleaded gasoline, unleaded petrol

gasoline that has not been treated with a lead compound

fuel

a substance that can be consumed to produce energy

hydrocarbon

an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen

单词	petrol
释义	petrol (once / 3551 pages) n Petrol is a fuel derived from petroleum. If you are American, you probably call petrol "gas." When the price of petrol goes up, lots of people complain, because petrol is gasoline. Petrol is the fuel used in many types of vehicles, including cars, motorcycles, motorboats, and airplanes. Petrol is derived from petroleum, and besides smelling bad, it's very flammable. If you light a match near petrol, there will be an explosion. Since petrol comes from petroleum, petrol is a fossil fuel. WORD FAMILY petrol USAGE EXAMPLES They sell products subsidised by Venezuela's socialist government, including petrol and medicines, at high profit margins. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) At least five of the raids involved explosions at petrol stations. BBC(Dec 21, 2016) She died of a heart attack after getting petrol in her lungs. Economist(Oct 20, 2016) n a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper gas, gasolene, gasoline leaded gasoline, leaded petrol gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks napalm gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers unleaded gasoline, unleaded petrol gasoline that has not been treated with a lead compound fuel a substance that can be consumed to produce energy hydrocarbon an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
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