| 单词 | oil |
| 释义 | oil n. & v. --n 1. any of various thick, viscous, usu. inflammable liquids insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents (see also essential oil, fixed oil, mineral oil, volatile oil). 2. US petroleum. 3. (in comb.) using oil as fuel (oil-heater). 4. a (usu. in pl.) = oil-paint. b colloq. a picture painted in oil-paints. 5. (in pl.) = OILSKIN. --v 1. tr. apply oil to; lubricate. 2. tr. impregnate or treat with oil (oiled silk). 3. tr. & intr. supply with or take on oil as fuel. 4. tr. & intr. make (butter, grease, etc.) into or (of butter etc.) become an oily liquid. Phrases and idioms oil-bird a guacharo. oil drum a metal drum used for transporting oil. oiled silk silk made waterproof with oil. oil engine an engine driven by the explosion of vaporized oil mixed with air. oil-fired using oil as fuel. oil a person's hand (or palm) bribe a person. oil-lamp a lamp using oil as fuel. oil-meal ground oilcake. oil of vitriol see VITRIOL. oil-paint (or -colour) a mix of ground colour pigment and oil. oil-painting 1. the art of painting in oil-paints. 2. a picture painted in oil-paints. oil-palm either of two trees, Elaeis guineensis of W. Africa, or E. oleifera of the US, from which palm oil is extracted. oil-pan an engine sump. oil-paper a paper made transparent or waterproof by soaking in oil. oil-press an apparatus for pressing oil from seeds etc. oil rig a structure with equipment for drilling an oil well. oil-sand a stratum of porous rock yielding petroleum. oil-seed any of various seeds from cultivated crops yielding oil, e.g. rape, peanut, or cotton. oil-shale a fine-grained rock from which oil can be extracted. oil-slick a smooth patch of oil, esp. one on the sea. oil-tanker a ship designed to carry oil in bulk. oil one's tongue say flattering or glib things. oil well a well from which mineral oil is drawn. oil the wheels help make things go smoothly. well oiled colloq. very drunk. Derivatives oilless adj. Etymology: ME oli, oile f. AF, ONF olie = OF oile etc. f. L oleum (olive) oil f. olea olive |
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