| 单词 | oil |
| 释义 | oil —oilless, adj. —oillessness, n. —oillike, adj. /oyl/, n. 1. any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc. 2. a substance of this or similar consistency. 3. refined or crude petroleum. 4. Painting. a. See oil color. b. See oil painting. 5. Informal. unctuous hypocrisy; flattery. 6. an oilskin garment. 7. Australian and New Zealand Slang. facts or news; information: good oil. 8. pour oil on troubled waters, to attempt to calm a difficult or tense situation, as an argument. 9. strike oil, a. to discover oil, esp. to bring in a well. b. to have good luck, esp. financially; make an important and valuable discovery: They struck oil only after years of market research. v.t. 10. to smear, lubricate, or supply with oil. 11. to bribe. 12. to make unctuous or smooth: to oil his words. 13. to convert into oil by melting, as butter. adj. 14. pertaining to or resembling oil. 15. using oil, esp. as a fuel: an oil furnace. 16. concerned with the production or use of oil: an offshore oil rig. 17. made with oil. 18. obtained from oil. [1125-75; ME olie, oile < OF < L oleum, olivum (olive) oil < *oleivum (cf. DEUS) < dial. Gk *élaiwon (Attic élaion), deriv. of *elaíwa OLIVE] |
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